I know not if I’ll ever meet you but I sure hope to
And if we ever meet, I’d take that journey of childhood again
Holding your tiny fingers we’d stroll on the cobbled memories
Sip the lemonade on a sultry summer noon
Or enjoy the tamarind bites and the chocolate, strawberry creams,
Sitting under the evening sky I’d sing you the galaxy hymn
Where every star has a role to play until it fades away.
*
Resting on the green carpet we’ll enjoy the soothing breeze
But I’ll prepare you about the storms that these calm winds bring
The greys may cloud your today and hide the sun even tomorrow
But the golden streak of hope lies beyond that end
Trust, hope and smilingly don that cloak of faith,
We’d smell the fragrant blooms, even pity the withered ones
But always remember, from withered petals, sprouts life again.
*
A knock on the school door opened floodgates to memories
Bunking class, sharing tiffins and irrelevant chats, giggles
And then the road suddenly turned uphill
Terrors, struggles, battles but I braved them all
For she behind me is tender, fragile and a dreamer, young and small
She trailed my shadow till the alley was safe and happy
Now the blissful Sun shines brilliantly on Her and Me.
*
I relived the sighs and swells, cherished the bygone moments
But before I bid adieu I’d share few words of knowledge,
She knows nothing of this world, the good, the bad or the worst
But before I leave I would hug her right inhale the fragrance of her innocence
Because never again in this life I could feel her presence
I’d gift her the seed of patience and plant a tree of love and empathy
For life ahead will be tough for her and I can’t see her regretting, like me
So with a gleeful heart, I’d take my final leave
May her life be dabbed in mirth and glee, not even a chad of grief!
*This I wrote to myself. I know it’s impossible to visit the young Me and so through this poem, I want to revisit the lost days and enjoy them.
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