Subash, we cherish your company

Subash we cherish your company
P K Routray
Forty eight years before
met we on a ragging floor
in second hostel in REC our Alma-mater
for the seniors’ fun and for us, the torture.
Saved us you with your hour long songs in style
then onward our friendship forged ahead many a mile
Exchanged we many untold stories done, planned, imagined in our lives
hiding nothing, either to show off our credibility or to clean filth from our archives.
Varied our aims of life based in our childhood fantasy
discussing and painting them then with youthful ecstasy
W ith vibrant energy backing our physical and mental faculty
we were at the top of the world with least of worry and anxiety
Having brilliant academic back ground
intellect, memory, grasping power sound
all you sacrificed for better human values
coming to many needy and have-not’s rescues.
Some of us took life seriously for career and examination
even with solid academic foundation you were an exception.
Your share and care with love for friends and friendship
remain an epitome of love and the divinity in relationship
Aware we are that life is short and transitory
but selfish we become, with tension and tear we make our history.
Fortunate we were to stay with you for five years together
Even during vacations your postal communication I used to intently wait for
Fought, ate, gossiped, laughed and quarreled we bitter
too short was five years as we long it should have continued for ever.
Remember I the gossips centering round general young man’s target
Your lyrics, music and self composed songs innovative tuning I can never forget
Your rod on the field, sand and death story
vibrate now in my inner ear singing your glory.
The teen age love and hate relationship tinged in bondage of friendship
you on the center of the scene, I do always cherish.
In my pains and pangs, jokes fun originated from you, I remember
it brings out smiles even when life is miserable and I am in tear.
Batch mates, friends and peers claimed much success in their career
but none could be Subash caring a fig for such laurel to please his friends, dear.

N B Subash Mishra was my class mate in engineering and we stayed in the same hostel and studied together for five years at Regional Engineering College Rourkela India. We lost him on 4th July. He was a good singer, good actor and song composer. He was my close friend I felt very much shocked at the death of this dear childhood frienf. It is a small tribute in my novice way. I beg for pardn for this personal posting.