The Heart-Broken boy
Who had always
lived in joy
When went away for a while
Time's cruel sway took all his smile
Time just took his dearest friend
His heart was no more there then
That dark night made him an orphan
His careless days were all done
Then the days became years
All the years full of tears
His world changed at ninteen
Things have never so cruel, been
Stop and consider! life is but a day
A fragile dewdrop on its perilous way
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower
The music in his heart he bore
Long after it was heard no more
These thoughts are in the memory of my Beloved Father (by Ali Rana) |