Diaries and memories... VI

I lost a very dear friend- family ... some years back. Though she wasn't someone I had any romantic feelings for.. nonetheless, she was quite dear. This is dedicated to her.

--Farewell--

Hey baby, this is a sad song
I'll sing for you
To the tune of the night
Let me just do this right
I need to forget
But I can't now
Hey baby, I know you feel sad

the memory lingers
From the day at the park
the first meeting, the touch
Till the day you left.
Give my regards to god.
I hope you are well
Nice and snug
Dreaming your best dreams
In your bed of roses
Your flight of fantasy
Fly high, my butterfly.

Christina, the sweetest
I hear your name in the night
The breeze mocking me
Calling to me to embrace it
Oh girl, how sad I feel
If only you knew how much
Just how much you meant to me
Its like the fading memory
Of that jingle I once loved,
Tink, tink, tinker, tinker
I still love that jingle
No matter what...

I hear you smiling
As I walk along
The flowery trails, sweet
Sweet ol' memory lane
I loved that smile
So genuine, so fresh
As if it embraced the Earth
And made all smile.
It made me smile

Oh dear, don't be sad
I'm still smiling
As I dream of us
Floating side by side
In the river of freedom
Farewell my dear
Don't be sad
Rest in peace, my eternal love.

2003, Palash Mitra