The Teacher's Farewell

Droplets of memories,
ooze from the faculty of thoughts.
Days spent eagerly,anticipating
the end of the day.

Time has eventually arrived;
for the one last grasp of enjoyment.
Reckless flashes of manifold glimpes,
streak across the mind.

There's a heavy heart,a sad heart.
Tears are none to form rivulets.
Shocked by the reality of the situation,
Emotions cause perplextiy.

Lessons invigiorated the mind,
it now apprehends the dislikes of the new teacher.
The reason was no more valid.

The lips bore no more.
Words were empty.
The brilliance of the shining light,
is now overshadowed by darkness.

The insignificant moments spent with great significance,
now seem to be eternity past.
If eternity was to be a second,
I'd be ready to be a jiffy.

Knouts of melancholy strike hard.
Drunk with the kirsch of nostalgia,
there develops a knoll in my heart.
Light emotions are now an uphill task.

The heart plays a chicanery with me,
refuses to belive my false notion.
Rankles me each time I fake my smile.
It leaves behind a rut in my memory.

"Goodbye the cruel world" - they sang,
I recite - "This is the cruel world".
Iterations of his voice,
now echoes in the empty classrooms.

The dinghy,in the river of my thoughts,
is lost in a whirpool.
The sudden squall brings me to reality.
Its a staged innocence.

'The fortune wheel spins a new tale",
behind the rimmed glasses the teacher spoke,
with a hint of elegance.
There is a turn in the tide.

The small bit of inspirational fame,
causes a jerk in the train of thoughts.
Amazed,awe-struck; the boy wonders -
"Zeus did leave his court"

Silent glimpses are enough to tell the story.
The teacher is unwilling to leave.
But situations are such now.

The teacher could'nt teach himself.
The teacher had,
Lung Cancer.