And he bade me Goodbye....

"Farewell, my Master and my good Friend,
from all weathers fair and unfair-
My last breath would sniff the air soon,
Friend, to your sight, the droopy eyes stare.

Together we grew, in health and happiness,
Together, you said, we'd surpass horizons yonder-
I wagged my mushy tail, I approved you dear,
Now, I gasp for last breath, why aren't you near?

You feeded me buttered-bread and biscuits,
we shared tiffins together, you remember,
On your way to school in dark winter morns,
I saw you off to bus stand, and waited there Master.

You gazed at the window, waving me goodbye,
and I , with my open tongue, gaped with wonder.
evenings saw us amid greens of life in the field.
You bashed as i licked your cheeks all asunder.

We giggled and sat with splendid silence abound,
you screamed , I barked when rays of joy bloomed around.
Two plumps lazed and walked basking thw winter sun,
and racing home in twilights to your Nanny's call was all fun !

Saved from those Dogs, when you , my Kid, armed with stones
your little hands shooed them and showered me chicken and bones
save me in your embrace Now , my Growing Brother,
as I wait for the Unknown, hopelessly in tetters.

Chum, my weak body and spirits dimmed to flounder,
Gone you are today far, the soul still sees you near,
I lay waiting for you to sprint and outrun death,
and holding my flimsy body, help me with my last Breath.

O ! once more can I live those days, wagging my tail again?
come soon, let's share those forgotten joys and ushering pain-
and tears of parting I vision-I see a horizon anew-
I must trudge alone , for the first time Sir, without You.

The sun sets in far, distant horizon with orange platter,
where my eyes seem to meet and my Beat goes slower ..
with your sight and memories , I fail to bark a pleasing sigh,
with the last huff for life, your Doggie bades you Goodbye."



copyright(c)2007indrajitghosal

22 Sonatas:

    the best thing about all your writes... give sm thi rustic feel of old school poetry and ther legacy... its amazing how u can re creat it in such ease with such seemingly simple themes...:) amazing one as expected..:) keep on posting

     

    Fantabulous .....
    Great Poetry ..... Way to Go !!!!
    This really had some old School Poetry Flavor which was really very Refreshing .
    Keep on Posting :-))

     

    This is a poem filled wid special feelings

    Beautiful !!!!

     

    i must say....u r a professional poet....... its good to see dat u r able 2 write even langauge of an animal.... d feelings..d emotions dat arouse within him...... as it is nt possible 4 everyone to feel 4m oders point of view....n den write.... gr8 wrk....keep writing...

     

    Very candid indeed ..!!

     

    Magnum Opus !!! ...Bravo ... !!! Moi ..Friend ...nostalgic ... i was lost in reveries...

     

    are .. amzing!!
    i jst want to say there is smthing magnetic about your poetry . u can take any arbit thing in this universe and can extract the best out of it! i never read something written by anybody like this ..!! amazing! i personally dun like keepin pets!! bt u r poem changed my notion!!

     

    Brilliant! :) I've nothing else to say!!

     

    wow...tht touched me!

     

    tht was a beautiful poetry! superb imagination.. u r a gr8 poet.. classic!

     

    just awesome man!!

     

    Awwww.. so sad... this was so well-written, I almost had tears in my eyes! Oh I hate it when doggies die :(

    Very nice post... and written from such a nice perspective of the dog...

     

    hey, thx fr ur response to my post....n this country surely has been gifted with a great poet...

     

    hey..beautifully written..!!!

     

    ....... :)

     

    beautiful..!!

     

    i visited ur blog (actually blogosphere) after ages..n im so glad i did.....u write so well!!!

     

    woww...amazing stuff..

    the poem touched my heart..

    keep writin nd tht too soon :)

     

    nd i love(or rather loved) my dog too :)

     

    Hey Indr... read lots of ur poems today... must say each one is better than the other... would surely be ading you on my list todayitself. Awesome work... continue to enthrall us :-)

     

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