Sunday, December 18, 2011

2011: A reflection

Another two weeks I have to endure you,
How I wish you were gone by now-
Harsh it may seem, a misplaced colored view!
But can you deny, I was richer when you came,
Much poorer as you prepare at last to withdraw!

Yes, I know what you would say-
Some sunny mornings, carefree nights and some wishes coming true.
Some new friends, some glimmer of love, also an occasional bright ray.
You brought me back home, to my roots-
Fragrance of a wisp of rain, a clear starry night, a morning wet with dew.

But, this Sunday afternoon as I sit and rewind-
I can’t deny a feeling of loss, a keen if subtle hint of pain.
On a difficult day, as you long for your lost innocence, for the childhood you’ve left behind-
The finality of their loss dawns on you, and the gaping void only grows wider;
No more playing in the sun, or with no weariness in the shoulder running in the rain!

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