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Few Moments and A Lifetime



How does it feel to know someone for a few years
But that feels like a lifetime
Or feels like generations rolled into one; sometimes even births
As if chasing one another through various births, only to catch up in this time and world.

13 years of knowing you and you surprise me still.
I’m not one for particulars, can’t remember words, deeds or actions much
Wouldn’t know the change in the contours of your face or the shape of your muscles
From one day to another, quite unlike you.

That doesn’t trouble me on any given day
But sometimes I wish I could pick up images and memories
Manually checking and remembering the time
When you made me realize the purpose of my life.

A life’s worth of experiences and lessons you have taught me
A lifetime of knowing you may not adequate
In showcasing your many wonderful facets
Which to this day doesn’t fail to surprise me.

It hasn’t all been roses and sunshine, you know
There have been the thorns with the roses and
The harshness of the sun sometimes blinding
Reason, love and a chance for simple togetherness.

But we have been going on as if we have just met
As if these memories are only now getting made.
As if our souls are only just catching up
After generations of chasing each other.

All those years of forgotten memories and moments
May make for a wonderful reminiscing,
But may never be able to substitute
The very memories we are creating now.

Happy birthday S!
As ever, thank you for giving me the some of the best moments of my life.


Comments

Priyanthi said…
Happy birthday to S! What a lovely poem......

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