Momentous Moments Poem by Kamalakar Arakala

Venkat, you turn just Seven
On this April day of twenty twenty-one!

Tho' counted in decades
You deserve all accolades!

Happiness, Harmony and Health
Are really the Wealth
Which I Wish and pray
On this Special Day!

You are eager to learn ever
Failing to reach peaks, never!

You are young at heart
Yet wise to act!

Compassion is your passion
Simple living is fashion!

Never do we find you pause
To give back to any social cause!


You always keep in focus
The roots that defined your locus!

Venkat, you went on to distant lands
To realise your dreams, tried your hands!
Groomed your kin
In all their moves, only to win!

Mentored your kids as a grand DAD
You mingled with your kids' kids as a Granddad!

An ideal partner to your beloved
A successful professional, you evolved
Venkat, you did all with elan!

My moments with you are momentous
Memorable and magical!
Mesmerising with bygone memories
That linger alive this day lovingly!

Venkat, Enjoy your Seventieth
As if it were your Twentieth
Many happy returns of Twentieth
Of April and of every month!

God Bless you, Ven
And all your family even!


...Kamalakar Arakala