Family is slowly recovering. No where close to all clear. But some improvements. And for now, I will take that with a smile and hands folded in gratitude.

Woke up and went to the NYT app. The images of the bodies wrapped in cloth, burning, is front and center. Put my phone away and thought of this

अधबुझी चिताओं का धुआँ 

सफ़ेद कपढ़े में लिपटी हज़ारों लाशें

किसका जनाज़ा है यह, इस मौत का सिला क्या है

कुछ चंद साँसों की आज क़ीमत क्या है