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Japan, 15th December 2002
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18 Year Latter - Peter and I |
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To our paradise so long last, That land of breadth and vision, To the
playhouse of our childhood, Take out of them this mission: From this our land
of loved ones, to there where they await us, From here where we abide them, To
there where they abide us, Convey to them our feelings; Oh! you who go to
India, Carry to them our greetings.
Give to our friend who live there, This posy of affection: These petals
tell of our love, These thorns of our affliction. Our troth is pledged to you
there, The pledge we made to first love. The nectar of our heartache, The alighting
of the dove. This message of our feeling: Oh! You who go to India, Carry to
them our greetings.......
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Since then when we were parted, From Eden went
a-wandering, Our hearts have known the sorrow, Our dreams that stay
a-lingering. Our travelers will search out, Memories in the alley. Where
cling remembrance? From old Lucknow to Delhi. To the land of our
forefathers, Take back to them these feelings; Oh! You who go to India,
Carry them our greetings....... (picture left:
1983 - Peter and I) |
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The earth on which we grew-up, That cradle of
our growing, We were cradled in her bosom, We were nourished by her
loving. and now that we are adults. Our fancy returns in flight. To each
particles of her dust, Each star that lights her nights. This message of
our friendship. this pledge of our deep feelings; Oh! you who go to
India, Carry to them our greetings.......(picture left:
Peter and I - 18 Years latter) |
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| Our plighted troth is solemn, Our
promise is not to break. The beauty of our friendship, the fate which we
must make. The pride of our affection, Our unity of heart, Must bind us
close together - Not keep us far apart. These are the gifts that you
bear, These tokens of our feelings: Oh You who go to India, Carry to
them our greetings. |
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Peter and I are the two old friends that goes from Nigeria, when we were a
high school students. We graduated together our GCE O/L program and I returned
to India, while Peter returned to London. We did write to each other since
them during our university days but eventually met again after a gap of 18
years in Tokyo.
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* Excerpts from "Oh! You who go to India, Carry them our
greetings" - Rais Amrohvi |
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