LIVING AND DYING IN PEACE
( True story )
He was an old man , ever lived alone and a bachelor all his life
It was 1980-s in Delhi ; I lived within two lanes distance.
He was a gentleman and retired with regular Pension
Had very few relatives or friends ; was mostly alone
an old maid-servant helped and served as , part -time-help
In 10 years of living there, I found , he quarreled with none
nor he was seen in many places except on his morning walk
Yes, you can call him a lonely man but suffered no loneliness
his was a smiling face always and ; no visitor or regular friends
ever visited him so far I observed , living so close to his self .
Was neither a sick man nor frail as a doctor I a can tell
nor did he visit his ' Health- care. ' often ; so far I knew myself .
Then one day at middle of night he died in his sleep
In the morning the house- maid found ; she told land -lord, quick
Not any relative any visitor came to condole his death
nor even creditors rushed I know, only next door -one-s present.
On morning walks we met often and only smiles exchanged
we neither gossiped nor talked often on any issue or pretense
He lived with his silence ever and died in silence now know
he disturbed not nor troubled one as death visited in the end!
Now one was there by his side when his Death entered in
the other ONE was his beloved God , I think was with him !
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Composed on 09 / Sept ./ 2014 as my memory inspired me
( True story )
He was an old man , ever lived alone and a bachelor all his life
It was 1980-s in Delhi ; I lived within two lanes distance.
He was a gentleman and retired with regular Pension
Had very few relatives or friends ; was mostly alone
an old maid-servant helped and served as , part -time-help
In 10 years of living there, I found , he quarreled with none
nor he was seen in many places except on his morning walk
Yes, you can call him a lonely man but suffered no loneliness
his was a smiling face always and ; no visitor or regular friends
ever visited him so far I observed , living so close to his self .
Was neither a sick man nor frail as a doctor I a can tell
nor did he visit his ' Health- care. ' often ; so far I knew myself .
Then one day at middle of night he died in his sleep
In the morning the house- maid found ; she told land -lord, quick
Not any relative any visitor came to condole his death
nor even creditors rushed I know, only next door -one-s present.
On morning walks we met often and only smiles exchanged
we neither gossiped nor talked often on any issue or pretense
He lived with his silence ever and died in silence now know
he disturbed not nor troubled one as death visited in the end!
Now one was there by his side when his Death entered in
the other ONE was his beloved God , I think was with him !
______________________________________________________
Composed on 09 / Sept ./ 2014 as my memory inspired me
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