Never Forgotten

Thoughts in my heart
Carry me to the past
Joyfully, happily, thoughtfully
We both talked and laughed.

Taught me the good way,
Showed me the good way,
Not in a cheating way,
But in a serious way.

Gave me the good things,
Always chased the bad things.
Never told lies and,
not given chance to tell lies.

Always helped my every work
Praised everything I did.
Darkness always flew away,
but 'brightness' never abandoned us,
Because of her chattering and laughing.

There wasn't sorrow,
But there was happiness.
Her only trust was God,
And our trust was she
in the name of God Almighty.

Poems, stories were always
in your chatter,
And still we are longing for them.

Always treated your children,
Always talked about children,
Your life was us,
and our lives were you.

The difficulties you have faced,
Encouraged you always.
Your encouragement taught
us what life is.

The sickness situation in your life,
Made me sick of my life too.
But we were still talking and laughing.

Sometimes you broke my heart,
sometimes I broke your heart,
You and I both cried but,
quickly we came to normalcy.

One gray day has come,
Brightness cried and flew away,
You didn't talk with me,
But I tried to talk with you.
My happy, joy, thoughts,
Immediately fell down to 'hell'.

When your death time rattled to you,
My illness rattled to me.
I cried so many times,
But you were still like before.

Oh alas...!
What happened to my poor, innocent grandma
My only 'trust' and 'worthy'.

The passing of her,
The darkness of ours.
Oh... what a unbearable feeling
You have left for us.

We never forgot your stories,
We never forgot your poems,
Grandma you don't worry,
I'm still thinking about your worthy advice

Sathya Rashmi Guruge
'Charith', Palugamuwa,
Dummalasuriya Holy Angels Girls' College,
Kuliyapitiya.
Grade 11