What will I remember?

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What will I remember, what will I forget?
What all do I want to keep, what all am I ready to let go?
Leaving is not easy, keeping is not easy.
But, nothing is for ever, I will have to let go.

With time memories will fade
The shape of this house, the name of my maid
The words that I learnt, the songs that I sang

But some memories will remain
The smiles and the kindness
The love and the innocence
The colour of the sea, the mist on the hills
The life under the surface of the sea,
The spots on the cheetah
The crow that visited me everyday on my balcony,
The green parrots that passed by morning and noon
The joy of live jazz and full-moon holidays.

You get to keep some
You end-up loosing some.

Comments

Dileep said…
we have to let go..but we have just one life time :) nice one:)
10 May 2010 at 12:09
Pooja Nair said…
Thanks Dileep!! :D
11 May 2010 at 15:37
mathew said…
i wanted to visit SL when u were there..:(

Wishing you all the best for the new life!:)
14 May 2010 at 12:47
Pooja Nair said…
Thanks da Mathew!
17 May 2010 at 10:24
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