Friday 30 August 2013

Far & Rare Is Near & Dear

The one who leaves is never a friend
Friend’s love won’t change in trend

He came from nowhere for no big reasons
He stayed with you on all four seasons

Calling him 'friend' was almost delight
A comfort was he, in life's twilight

When you lost your mind and stood alone
You lost your friend, then left forlorn

When night was dark and stars moved out
You turned a loner, a loser, no doubt

Pain was nil as your life had frozen
Memories came as dreams, a dozen

Your thoughts never spoke a word in fact
And there was nothing in you to act

When all was over, with mind insane
You heard a word from a far off lane

A forgotten friend's call, a voice from nowhere
The love she poured took you somewhere

Your good old friend who you forgot a while
Came to lift you with a gift of smile

Gold is gold, though it is old
Time can prove that old is gold

Friend? Is it the one who you love the most?
Is it the one who loves you the best?

Is it a thought or just vanity?
Is it a product of your insanity?

You may not get your answers ever
Yet a friend is no one who leaves forever

To Captain, with Gratitude

  (Dedicated to Dr Rajesh M Ramankutty, Cardiothoracic surgeon, Caritas Heart Institute, Kerala. My Papa got a new lease of  life through a ...