Month: June 2023

This poem is inspired by the book Who Will Cry When You Die? by Robin S Sharma (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/289029). The very title got me thinking about a lot of little things in life and it culminated in these few verses.

Why, do you think birds fly?
Why, do you think the leaves rustle?

Do you wonder why the sky is blue,
Or why the waves wash ashore the way they do?

Do you get time to pause and ponder,
Or stare into the wild blue yonder?

Why do you think the stars twinkle at night,
Or why man ever wanted to take flight?

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If you wonder why the fishes can’t speak,
Or why birds don’t have a mouth but a beak!?

Have you the time to hear a solitary sigh!
Or have you ever thought…
Who will cry when you die?

© Rahul Sitaraman, 2023. All rights reserved. Views expressed are personal except where cited, and written without any malice or ill-intention. i can be reached at me@rahulsitaraman.info and rahulsitaraman@hotmail.com

The Sky may seem bluer
And the Grass greener

There’s something in the air
Which you’ve ne’er seen’r

Short of four decades
You’ve served with pride

Everything does recede
Even the rising tide

As you walk out today
With your head held high

Our necks crane upwards
As we look up to the sky

A friend, mentor and more
You’ve been to scores of younglings

With all our heart, mind and soul
We sit you excellent tidings

This poem was composed for Commodore Aseem Anand on his superannuation from the Indian Navy after 38.5 years of glorious service.

© Rahul Sitaraman, 2023. All rights reserved. Views expressed are personal except where cited, and written without any malice or ill-intention. i can be reached at me@rahulsitaraman.info and rahulsitaraman@hotmail.com