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Empty Apartment

Empty apartment: Let me say a proper good bye To this beautiful abode that was mine Each room has a story to say How I wish I could run back to those days Here is the room that he was jumping around Screaming children dodging around He said he was a ghost to be Who will catch and eat them alive The children screams have registered here in echoes, The third room was my children room Filled with books and clothes around Always cleaning was my daily affair To keep the dust and dirt away Now it is lifeless as it seems The kitchen was my world always Churning delightful nourishment Jams and cakes and soups as demanded The tiles I have here have been personally laid The lovely color to match the wall What a delight it was that day The school pass out and celebration With a new cycle in motion She was so delighted right here The swing speak volume The kids swaying singing away in chorus Feeding in spoons as they sway Not stopping their delight to play Birth and death you have witnessed all Stood like a solid wall to me I never felt alone when I am here Today I part with a part of me To go away into an unknown future Today I leave my dear apartment You have been a part of history of my life Never to be erased ever from my mind… sunkan

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 12/16/2010 3:57:00 PM
dear edwin, thanku for understanding the essence of this poem so well...happy to see you here..sunkan
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Date: 12/15/2010 7:43:00 PM
thanku ashley for understanding the attachement behind...sunkan
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Date: 12/15/2010 7:41:00 PM
I liked it ive moved a lot and it can be hard leaving Behind memories also well written
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Date: 12/14/2010 8:08:00 PM
thanku harry, in reality i am leaving my home so i could relate well here...sunkan
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Date: 12/14/2010 7:51:00 PM
Very profound is this, sunkan, enjoyed reading your memories of your apartment. Harry
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Date: 12/14/2010 5:13:00 AM
Dear deborah, here in india we celebrate diwali which comes just before winter could set in if that is ok with you i will post on it for you...sunkan
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Date: 12/14/2010 5:10:00 AM
very lovely write for the contest! Perhaps you'd write for mine on the different Holy Days of Winter? No one has written of The Feast of Fire Sadeh in Persia and we can use more than one on Eid ul-Adha, for Ibrahim..Light & Love
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Date: 12/12/2010 10:34:00 PM
thanku kashinath iam leaving my home for a new house and i have plenty to say....
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Date: 12/12/2010 10:31:00 PM
Beautiful images you have drawn.Liked it.-kashinath
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