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| 1. Journey Begun Down Memory Lane |
Our uncle came to pick us up
From grandpa's house at sun-up
All in glee we dressed so fast
What could be better for a start
For holidays at our aunts house
There early morning we are roused
Follow our cousins to the pool
Where they dive and hunt for tool
Back we come from morning stroll
To have a bath and breakfast too
Lovingly made by our aunt so dear
Yet not a tiring face she ever did wear
For cooking for a hungry lot
Bent deep in cauldrons all so hot
Then to serve us from the pots
Spirit of service, all she got
Innumerable moments trapped in my heart
Although we do have to part
Now to go back memory lane
Not so easy and a lot of pain
( All this happened in late 60's n 70's, then around 2000
that same aunt fell seriously ill and I again went to meet her,
but my heart with so much of pain wrote the following.... )
Awaiting Immortality
The embers die yet the fire glows
Body weak yet the sailor rows
The plaster crumbles yet the curtains drawn
Death is near yet hope not gone
Pain does increase yet smile deepens
Heart does weep, yet teeth do show
How long now Lord, can I keep on the show
Take my body as spirit yearns to go
(At that time 3 valves of her heart were completely blocked and the 4rth 80%.
The doctors said that surgery is not advisable. When I met her
then she was all smiles and did not show that she was in pain.
But we knew that she will not live long and I was extremely upset
and wrote the following verse.............)
Aunt Very Sick
Body carries on in the house of rent
Farewells and goodbyes, and waiting to be sent
Soon with cries of sorrow the air will now be rent
But just see the beauty of Life.
She still lives on......................and it is 10-12-11
Praise be to The Lord Almighty
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| 2. Chavakkad Beach Near Aunt's House. Click on this pic to see the earth's curvature. |
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