The Couple Next Door, Just Like Us Poem by Raj Arumugam

The Couple Next Door, Just Like Us



the couple next door, just like us,
they desired, they loved;
they lived, they died


they inherited ways and thoughts
they grew up and studied, and worked;
they met, they loved,
they made lives together
struggled and celebrated
and paid for things they needed, or did not
and worked for home and children;
they were not saints, though no one came to harm
they were ordinary, as good or just like any other;
and they saw their children do the same thing
and saw the new little ones grow
and they themselves aged and they died;
today they are a memory
in photo albums and at dinner conversations:
in private circles mystified
and in family revered…


the couple next door, just like us,
they desired, they loved;
they lived, they died

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ch J Satyananda Kumar 10 June 2009

A brilliant presentation of human values to exhibit which one need not be a great man or people need not be extraordinary persons. Kudos.

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Ashraful Musaddeq 10 June 2009

'the couple next door, just like us, they desired, they loved; they lived, they died' Amazing interesting poem with deep idea,10+++

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Priyanka Bhowmick 10 June 2009

the complete story of two people composed in such a small piece.. wonderful to read.10 up.

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