Memorial Verses On Our Old Teachers. Poem by Ravi Panamanna

(While addressing our old teachers, say at an Old Students' Meet, what can we really offer at the lotus feet of them but these verses filled with a sense of reverence and gratitude) ?

Respected Sirs,

In due reverence, deep veneration,
We ever cherish your golden association.
We are now afloat in reverberations,
And recall those pleasant times with all our affections.

From the scratch, to the immeasurable horizons,
Those sessions to us were marvellous revelations.
No regression but only a steady progression,
Heavens in real terms were in constant visitation.

As we left those foliage and springs,
Our inner treasures were priceless, on high strings.
Decades are flown, winds upon our ears now whisper,
And we, forever owe thee our lives and these memorial verses.

11th February 2020.

Ravi Panamanna