Please do not miss

Please do not miss

 

A bolt from blue

off balance, it threw

the zest for the kickoff

to our Golden jubilee showoff

by Priti’s humble “ No”

on poor health show.

We all pray in chorus

Hey Lord be merciful to us

Bless Priti our friend sweet

to come round soon to be fit

to adorn our GJ celebration

after fifty years of separation

completing her earthly task

under madam, wife and mom’s mask

with her classmate since teens

rummaging the lost sweet scenes

for the elixir to gladden the heart

when saddened by this aging cart

now at the threshold of the exit door

to vanish forever from the earth’s floor.

Hey Madam, Hey Priti dear

our plans for fun, do not shatter.

with you, on the same boat

your classmates most float

as limbs telling no, ahead to go

through wrinkled face fake teeth to show.

limping organs are seeking donation

but while in groups they stand forgotten.

when your classmates meet even for a while

loud laughter leaps from a sober smile

to the age of teens, they together run

age, agony are crushed under the fun.

But Madam fun apart truth prevails

as on us the age and time have their tales.

Some shy to say, some loudly cry

to hide the woes some proudly try.

Well beings and ill beings are destiny’s play

“Wearer only feels the pinching.” is the say.

Brave your ailments for our sake

sleeping lioness in you, you must shake

Your Priti at teens was the princess of endurance

daring through safe many a youthful vengeance

Priti around seventy will certainly rise.

Her presence to our spouses will be a prize

Your graceful presence in our last meet

have imbeded in their hearts a noble seat

perhaps changing their envying opinion.

on a girl among many a hundred lion

Instead, they saw in you a loving elder sister

convincing them a woman is a creator’s wonder.

All that made us proud of you

on us changing their undervalued view.

Me help you will

Sukanta, Itisree must grill

we will take her to hostel number two

where he broke your cycle in to two.

Me you must support

to make Jyostena red hot

on Prabhat’s then nonstop cycling

never for her he could cut a string.

But to catch your attention

his superman’s deed is never forgotten.

V G Patnaik then a lanky boy

walked marathon with joy

to prove over Sidhu and Rabi’s muscle

for a girl, his stamina will win the tussle.

Him, Madam Sita may judge and punish.

on his performance, we will watch Madam Sita’s wish.

Mine being repetition what Lala does not like

when we will be in group thousand will spike.

Our Alma-mater

every element within her

animate or inanimate whatsoever

is our revered teacher.

Their lessons were our key

to whatever little we could be.

Collectively with family we must

with gratitude kissing her dust

pray her glory loudly in unison

this is my life’s last ambition.

Hey Priti! me you allow to design

to contemplate Priti at ninety- nine

Priti at twenty to Priti at seventy

was for me easy as they were in reality

Now I have to see you in person

with classmates at the age of your own

make an equation of the regression

as I shall see you from a place of no return

on this mortal earth with our classmates a few

observing platinum jubilee with teenagers ‘hue

under the flowering Baula trees planted now

wondering at twenty-five NITRAA 70 gold medalists’ show.

 

 

P K Routray

in the service of Lord

 

 

(We passed from REC Rourkela in 1970 and are observing Golden jubilee in January20 20. Our classmate Priti then only a girl student is expressing her inability to join because of poor health. This is an attempt to get her to our celebration. NITRAA 70 is our batch name. Baula is a flowering tree. Some names of our froends and their spouses have been quoted)