LET’S NOT FORGET

There’s time to enter,  

And a time to exit;

There’s time to welcome,

And a time to bid farewell.

There’s time to be a fresher,

And time to be an old-timer;

There’s a time to be junior,

And time to be a senior.

Whom we know not, we knew them,

Whom we never see, we met them;
Whom we never talk to, we talked with them,

Who never was a friend, became a friend.

Numbering our days, together,

Attending classes, together;

Learning and studying, together,

Happy and hope for a better future.  

Life is unfair,

Everything is temporary;

Happiness is momentary,

We all are for short-term.

Whom we knew, we no longer know,

Whom we met, we no longer see;

Whom we talked, we no longer talk,

Who once a friend, is no longer a friend. 

But we, let’s still remember,

Though we no more meet, let’s still remember;

Though we no more talk, let’s still remember,

Though we no more friend, let’s still remember.

Our hills and valleys may differ,

But let’s our hearts be together;

Even if many years passed, let’s not forget,

Even if miles away, let’s continue to remember.  

**This poem is a Farewell poem that I wrote in Mizo which was later translated into English. Dedicated to all my friends in Serampore College during 2016-2020. As I am about to leave the college after completing my studies, I am writing about this poem to my friends to be always in touch and remember even after many years passed and though all may stay miles away!