Deep down, people are all alike...

A beautiful warm day Drenched in natural bliss A window with the sun shone Nothing seemed amiss The perfect day it stayed For two eternal souls to meet A mild breeze blew With a flowery fragrance sweet The two met And nothing did occur He was a boy and she was a girl There wasn’t to be anything further It was a normal day When two met new Shook hands, smiled And bid adieu Little did they know What was to be Little did they know They were meant to be Meet again, they sure did This time though, they spoke a bit Of books and music and various topics Of the skies and moon and all the graphics! Moments glided by Memories etched in gold Of an association new A relation untold They held hands together Fought like a sister and brother Yet they were neither A bond that was farther Hydrogen of the periodic table Fire amongst the elements in fable Their love was pure Of a godly nature It was the love of two souls A love of the highest order A love that could match no man A love that needed no bor

You are one of a kind You give me glee Come back my light Come back to me You stayed with me In times of need Asking for you now Is it greed? I know not If you feel the same I know not If you find it lame You gave me comfort You gave me the warmth You showed the way Whether you knew it or not You stayed there Whenever I needed assistance You still do Albeit at a distance The little flame you were A depiction of undying hope Inspiration is what you gave So I could always cope Your absence has left A space dark and empty That cannot be filled By any bounty You are one of a kind You give me glee Come back my light Come back to me

The cloudy skies sing a song With raindrops for the beat Wonderful place A visual treat A job well done Self-appreciation unbound All the feelings wonderful Bountiful I small glitch in between The face shrunk low A thought, a smile It was back to a glow Yearned for a voice For the thought The thought denied The voice defied The rain stayed The voice strayed The skies now gray Moods were at play Eyes went bare Thoughts went numb Rain paused for a while And there was the smile. Back again Dancing to the tunes Over and above Life’s many sand dunes Stay it shall Albeit for a while Stay it shall Even if not a mile For, come what may The choice is yours Pick the smile Or the tears

Prologue A s she held his hand, she could sense the pulse falling, slowly, but steadily. Valli was beside her, standing in anxiety, still hoping her husband would open his eyes to her. Akila made her hold his hand; it was probably going to be one of the last times she could do that she feared. Madhu rushed in just then. He saw it in his wife’s eyes that it was all over now. He looked at his mom, who was now holding his dad's still warm hand. Unable to face her, unable to face the fact that his mentor, his auditor, his beloved dad was no more, he kept looking at his face, partly hoping it would be a lie, a bad dream, that he would wake up and sit and everything would be alright, and partly wondering how to face his mom, how to tell her that the one who had been with her for 60yrs now, was no longer to be. The pressure was mounting and he could sense tears flowing down his face already. He tried to control it, tried wiping his face, it just wouldn’t stop. All he could do was

You walk with the wind You reach to the depth of my heart You have been with me Right from the start You grew up with me Complemented each other, didn’t we? I’ve always had something new Every time, to discover in you. You are now part of me My life, my soul You are the one That truly makes me whole No force however great Can ever deem us apart For thou shalt live in me Even if we part You make me feel good You make me feel bad You have been through my happiness And when I was sad You make me feel myself Playing your chords from within me Cos you know that, That’s how I like to be! -Dedicated to the Music within.