Thursday, October 1, 2009

Pangs of Separation


Adnan came to see me in the office today.
He was a student from Nepal
whose Exams of class XII had got over
And who was leaving the hostel for ever.

The very idea of his absence from the hostel
from tomorrow gave me the pangs of separation.
I couldn't express it to him but I was restless.

I came home but I wanted to meet him again.
After an hour I went towards the boys' hostel.
My eyes were searching him constantly,
I saw him with Yam
taking the snaps of the students playing in the ground.

The pictures of his two years' stay
were passing through my mind throughout the night.
My recent playing badminton with him,
the most memorable.
His moving from side to side to recieve my shots were indeed striking.

Adnan was bright, cheerful and positive ----
had all those qualities symbolic of the young generation.
His leaving the hostel
filled my eyes with the pangs of separation.



arun