Farewell College

Just as I was about to retire,

Just as I was to extinguish the fire,

A thought flashed into my mind,

That I was to leave my college days behind.

Those were the days of fun and frolic,

Those were the days of bitching and gossip,

Those were the days of bunking the classes,

Those were the days of “cheering” with banta glasses.

Days of ragging before seniors in first year,

Days of fearing subjects of the next year,

Days of running behind Profs for internals in third year,

Days of preparing for MBA in the last year.

Now, these days will never come by,

and this gives me a reason to cherish and cry

Now, at shankar, we’ll never have maggie,

Now, v won't ever laugh on people dressed daggy.

No screaming and whistling in the class,

No pranky hiding in the dais,

No linking of girl’s name with that of a boy,

No fresher parties full of “masti” and joy.

But these days have taught us to take pride,

And also to take success and failure in our stride,

They have brought out our hidden talent,

They have taught us to be independent.

There are so many memories to take away home,

There are so many friends that we are not alone,

There are so many loving messages in “INBOX”

There are so many tears on “Signing-off”.

The presentation hour, the Internship training,

The “Industrial” tour, the classroom chatting,

The world we knew was full of high - fives,

Needless to say, those were the best days of our lives.

The Exam centers, the Nescafe coffee,

The Result day, the Class party,

The writing on the desk, the writing on the wall,

The cheating in exams, not fearing teachers and all.

All these “yaadein” are there forever,

All the GFs-BFs, may there love be forever,

The DOSTS and YAARS may change NEVER,

Remember the time we spent together!

The special ties and attachments we’ve made,

These bonds will never be broken;

We’ll continue to feel that special bond,

Though words may not be spoken.

So it’s not "goodbye," but rather "farewell;"

We’ll see us again

Friendship means a lot to us,

And it will never end.

So, Just as I was about to retire,

Just as I was to extinguish the fire,

Another thought flashed into my mind,

That this part of the tape will never “REWIND”