Arundhati: The Hindu goddess of the sky, stars, and nighttime)

2015/https://rochellewisofffields.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/7-august-2015/

PHOTO PROMPT -© Madison Woods

Non- Fiction

Word count-102

Arundhati

Arundhati, my niece, was a full moon, radiant, lively, and energetic, making everyone smile.

‘Repeat what I say’ she ordered, ‘Happy Birthday to you.’

I repeated.

‘Next time I’m not going to remind you.’

‘I’ll remember’ I promised.

Then dark clouds covered the moon.

By the time it was detected, not much time was left.

She didn’t give in easily and fought till the end.

She never complained of the after-effects of the painful treatment.

She left without giving me the chance to fulfill my promise.

Her smiling face peeps through the dark clouds.

‘Cheater’, I whisper, ‘but I love you.’

( My tribute to Arundhati, my niece – the Hindu goddess of the sky, stars, and nighttime)