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(Shravan Tripathi 23.1.1993 — 24.2.2009)
DEAR SHRAVAN
I see you here and I see you there,
Even when I know,
All very well,
You aren’t … really there.
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And every year on this very day,
You do send me to despair,
But when I reflect,
I still can recollect.
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Those lovely moments,
When you were born,
When I had thought,
We’ll be together … life long,
But that was not to be.
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In your fight for life,
I remember with gripe,
Seasons had come, and seasons had gone,
Where time was kind, but destiny was strong.
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Though time fought well,
Yet destiny won,
As it snatched you away,
With its divine intent.
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Now that you’re gone,
There isn’t too much of a song,
Except for the noble mission,
That you had brought along.
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You often come in my dreams,
That brings me loads of serene,
Is when, I wilfully dream,
To serve those sick umpteen.
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It is said,
Life is a mystery,
Where destiny,
Is another name of cruelty?
But where God is kind,
But time is like a serpentine.
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And when I bring it upon myself,
I realise,
Your short life span was indeed the mystery,
Where destiny pulled off the grim cruelty,
And between the mystery and the cruelty,
Was God’s beauty?
But where time still meanders,
Like the serpentine’s ferocity.
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And in this windswept life of mine,
One more year, goes by,
But I’m happy to tell you,
I’ve kept your mission alive.
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So rest in peace,
For you have achieved,
What you came for, in discreet.
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Only the luckiest of the lucky don’t encounter the agony of losing their child
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By Kamlesh Tripathi
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Shravan Charity Mission is an NGO that works for poor children suffering from life threatening diseases especially cancer. Our posts are meant for our readers that includes both children and adults and it has a huge variety in terms of content. We also accept donations for our mission. Should you wish to donate for the cause. The bank details are given below:
NAME OF ACCOUNT: SHRAVAN CHARITY MISSION
Account no: 680510110004635 (BANK OF INDIA)
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Our publications
GLOOM BEHIND THE SMILE
(The book is about a young cancer patient. Now archived in 7 prestigious libraries of the US, including, Harvard University and Library of Congress. It can also be accessed in MIT through Worldcat.org. Besides, it is also available for reading in Libraries and archives of Canada and Cancer Aid and Research Foundation Mumbai)
ONE TO TANGO … RIA’S ODYSSEY
(Is a book on ‘singlehood’ about a Delhi girl now archived in Connemara Library, Chennai and Delhi Public Library, GOI, Ministry of Culture, Delhi)
AADAB LUCKNOW … FOND MEMORIES
(Is a fiction written around the great city of Nawabs—Lucknow. It describes Lucknow in great detail and also talks about its Hindu-Muslim amity. That happens to be its undying characteristic. The book was launched in Lucknow International Literary Festival of 2014)
REFRACTIONS … FROM THE PRISM OF GOD
(Co-published by Cankids–Kidscan, a pan India NGO and Shravan Charity Mission, that works for Child cancer in India. The book is endorsed by Ms Preetha Reddy, MD Apollo Hospitals Group. It was launched in Lucknow International Literary Festival 2016)
TYPICAL TALE OF AN INDIAN SALESMAN
(Is a story of an Indian salesman who is, humbly qualified. Yet he fights his ways through unceasing uncertainties to reach the top. A good read not only for salesmen. The book was launched on 10th February, 2018 in Gorakhpur Lit-Fest. Now available in Amazon, Flipkart and Onlinegatha)
RHYTHM … in poems
(Published in January 2019. The book contains 50 poems. The poems describe our day to day life. The book is available in Amazon, Flipkart and Onlinegatha)
(ALL THE ABOVE TITLES ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE IN AMAZON, FLIPKART AND OTHER ONLINE STORES OR YOU COULD EVEN WRITE TO US FOR A COPY)
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