Friends

My friends were going far away from me

And a long time would pass before their sight I would see.

Their faces feigned excitement and happiness,

But all our eyes were full of tears.

I remembered the first time we met,

The first nervous introductions,

And then the casual the casual conversations.

And we knew that our friendship would set.

The first unknowing handshakes,

And the meaningful hugs.

Our differences we would shrug and

Our secrets and priceless things- we would share.

Then understanding of deep thoughts there was,

And also the arguments on each other's views.

But we would never break away because,

Our bond was as refreshing as the morning dew.

I remembered the breaking of windows by cricket.

As we pondered what to do,

The angry owner would come and say things rude,

But we would be laughing hidden in the thicket.

I remembered the troubles when we were caught,

And then we played blame games.

To give each other more trouble we sought,

But in spite of these our bond always remained the same.

And as we grew old,

We understood each other very well.

And as we faced each trouble to our friendship with ease.

So no one could ever make it frail.

But as we reached our adulthood,

We had to go our separate ways.

And meeting each other regularly- a promise we took.

And with tears of grief and joy we looked forwards to the coming days.