To those happy days in Rosamund Place

You were my babysitter when I was a toddler When my parents and grandparents had to go to work I loved this daycare arrangement

Being with you was quite a perk

You never set boundaries to my playing in the mud

Or running around the house

When Srinath mama used to play the organ out loud

You took me to show how he does it as quiet as a mouse

When you got married, I was just fifteen I thought you were the most beautiful bride I have ever seen I told my mother that I want to be just as beautiful one day

And I want my wedding to be just as grand someday

Although I grew up and my commitments as an adult grew I always looked forward to the alms-givings at your place Just so we could meet and talk About all the old stories our memories embrace

I did not think this day would come so soon That it would be vacant and blank In that direction of the Rosamund Place neighbourhood It is a gloomy day that my heart sank

While writing this, I am listening to a sermon about impermanence It helps me cope better with your loss Those who have passed on, live on in the memories of those who are alive And that is how you will continue to live in all our lives across