IN THE LIVING MEMORIES OF VANI. DAUGHTER OF MY COLLEGUE'S BROTHER, SHE WAS ONLY 16. SHE WAS A BLOOMING DANCER AND SINGER AND HAD ALL THE QUALITIES OF A NATURAL HEART- KINDNESS, LOVE AND GENTLENESS.
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The bud hath closed her eyes,
Thou hath returned to thy earthy bed.
The bird hath left the dales
Thou hath left a lingering song behind.
The sweetness of thy presence
Is a ceaseless spring long after the season.
The fragrance of jasmine
Is deep in our chest long after the winds.
It was a glow, silent,
Melting the thickness of night.
It was a flow, steady,
Reaching unto the streams of life.
And, adding to our treasured memories,
Thou wert all the way, a radiant light.
It was the universal spirit
Flowing in and through all thy themes.
And breathing the Zephyrus,
Thou wert serving to eyes and every heart.
Life was beautiful but posthaste
And plucked thee before the appointed hour.
Ravi Panamanna
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