It's a morning of hope.
As I look back, I see her
in Jr-Kg group photo:
Two thick plaits, kohl-smeared eyes, a huge grin.
I remember the times we laughed to tears,
Her signature eccentric quips
That gave a whacky perspective
To many a life-changing things...
Tomorrow, you will be gone:
Mrs. doesn't sound as fancy as Ms.
But I know you will live it all up
In your flamboyant, who-cares style.
Remember me even as you get engrossed
in the journey ahead, let it be fruitful.
When you look back, I will always be there;
And it's only old friends who can call a spade a spade.
For S.
As I look back, I see her
in Jr-Kg group photo:
Two thick plaits, kohl-smeared eyes, a huge grin.
I remember the times we laughed to tears,
Her signature eccentric quips
That gave a whacky perspective
To many a life-changing things...
Tomorrow, you will be gone:
Mrs. doesn't sound as fancy as Ms.
But I know you will live it all up
In your flamboyant, who-cares style.
Remember me even as you get engrossed
in the journey ahead, let it be fruitful.
When you look back, I will always be there;
And it's only old friends who can call a spade a spade.
For S.
9 comments:
My dear Gauri,
Did you attend the wedding of "S"?
I have not had the luck to even know where the friends of my childhood are!!! The earliest friend, whose wedding I attended in 1976, is from 1971.
In January 2011, I managed to track down a school-mate from 1961. When I met him he already had had two daughters.
So the marriage of your best friend can be a source of great joy. May you have better memories as you grow up.
Peace and love to "S" and U,
- Joe.
S is a lucky girl to have you as her friend,Gauri.And as you wrote, only the true friends would call a spade a spade!!
What a lovely poem,Gauri :) Even my best friends are from my school days. Its so nice to go back in time when I speak to them cos we can go back about 20 yrs and have that much more to talk about :) Thanks to FB now we have more topics to gossip on...hehehe.
Oh and forgot to all...congrats to your friend :)
Whoa! Best friend dating back to the forth year of life. Lovely poem. Congrats to S
Hey Gauri,
Thought you will find it of interest, I self-published a book on amazon kindle "The Rising Fall" by Raman Kalia.
If you read, let me know your thoughts.
@Pinto sir: I have been lucky to have the same circle from Jr.Kg till now, so a host of marriages this year were very special moments that I thoroughly got joy from..
@Sara-- You are so right, it's such friends who maintain a reservoir of your impromptu thoughts and dreams and remind bits and pieces when the time is right. :)
@Homecooked: Exactly! You can pick up from the past as if it were tomorrow. As if memories survive collectively...
@ R-- :)Thanks, and I will forward the wishes..
@Raman-- Congratulations! Will read up and let you know.
*Homecooked-- *as if it were yesterday* :)
Dear Gauri,
A beautiful poem....keep it up...Congrats and blessings/best wishes to dear S.
Baba/22-08-2011/Monday/21:55.IST.
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