An Ode To A Friend [for Sini Menon**] Poem by Rajesh G Pandharpurkar

Tired of this wicked world
And unknown of my destination,
When I first knocked on your friendship’s door;
I knew not what I had for me in store.

But when you threw open the door,
My eyes – which until then had only seen cruelty and atrocity –
Saw inside a paradise of happiness and joy,
That seemed to stretch itself beyond the points of eternity.

You were the anchor that held me in my sorrow’s sea.
You were always there to offer your shoulder for me to cry.

But then, I realized, very, very late
That you are the inviting colorful horizon;
The more I tried to come closer to it,
The more farther it seemed to move away from me! !

True to my fears, now you ask me to forget you…….
But pray tell me, how can I? ?

--Rajesh G Pandharpurkar
© RGP Creations

** This is, or rather, was the name of my dearest (pen) friend
who in a brief period of time had taught me all the
important nitty-gritties of life. Our friendship lasted a good
period of over 2 years, after which she just got away. She was
dignified in that she notified me of her inability to
continue the correspondence anymore. All I can say is that I have
learnt a LOT about this life from her. And that I can never forget her
advise.