My Friend-Naiz Ladia Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

My friend-Naiz Ladia
Wednesday,28th April 2021

I saw a silver lining
a thought occurred for defining
a friendship in the true sense
I would love to state a few sentences

almost three years precisely
she had broken relation abruptly
leaving me with some guesses
after that, there was no trace of her

today morning, I found a message from her
yes, it was Naiz Ladia there
enquiring about me and my family
tears rushed to my eyes

she gave me the news of some demises
some friends from her country had ceased to exist
it gave me a shock to hear
I felt bad but the shock was there to bear

old friends are real assets
as they let
our woes heard
and give some solacing words

I am so happy to see her again
but she was now in the main stream
writing about her verses
that I had missed a lot

Dr Hasmukh Mehta
D.Litt, FOLt