Teach me not to forget

The times we had

The way we felt together

The smiles, the laughter, the understanding, the struggles

Which belong to me, to us

... ...

It felt like ages
This second year back at Notts
But while people say you only feel time creeps by
If you are not enjoying the moment
I disagree
'Coz no. That's not it.
I did enjoy it, I still do
The storms taking a backseat
I only reminisce now on the rainbow
Maybe because it feels soso familiar now
That I can no longer say for sure when it all started
Thus the feeling of infinite passage of time

It felt as if we've been here forever- right from the beginning of time till the unseen future
But alas
It'll soon be time to give our hugs
And say goodbye
For now.

I knew that I'll feel nostalgic about it
Who wouldn't?
But to feel it now
When goodbye's imminent
It's different
We may still have a couple more weeks to go
But a couple more weeks isn't a lot
Really

The weight of the memories
We share, shared; I now shoulder
The many cook-outs
We've had
I will miss, sometimes, I'm sure
The numerous conversations
Lame, serious, deep, casual
Will always resound
In this flat
Flat 59-The Elms

Wonder what the next year will be like
When our household
dispersed
Begins another 9 months of residence
And living
With a changed group of comarades
in a different setting

I do look forward to it though
And who knows
Absence may truly make the heart grow fonder
And the new experiences will be another chapter on its own
Waiting to unfold
Waiting to inspire yet another of this
Random ramblings

In any case, I do realise
Nothing is permanent in this ever-changing, ever-evolving world
So I've learnt
To just cherish the moments, the relationships,
Of the present
And to live each day, every hour, minute, second...
As a gift
So that there will not be regrets
when I look back,
At the sepia-toned freeze-framed moments...

Today will soon become one of the many yesterdays
But it would not all be the same
This past year
I've been: touched, humbled, provoked, mystified, worried, included
I've: learnt, understood, discovered, contributed
And I hope I've: loved, cared, given, made a positive difference somehow
Even if it's only in small little ways ... ...

"As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever"

I know I will be posting this up again next year... when we graduate and with that more permanent farewells have to be made. It's true that age brings on so much more to bear, but I like the grown-up feeling these instill in me.

Everyone constitutes a crucial piece in this jigsaw puzzle

Any missing pieces would have made it incomplete

And now that it's almost done, and ready to be hung up

I now step back to admire what we've come up with for this year thus far...

Another addition to the gallery of life's experiences. Priceless.