Elegy Written On My Student Poem by Neela Nath Das

Elegy Written On My Student

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Yesterday you attended class we saw
and studied, played with friends all day long.
Among lots you didn't attention draw,
In assembly you sang, the prayer-song,
but we didn't differ you from other.
Morning bell rang, we all thronged for prayer.
I heard a whisper, 'Neha is no more, brother.'
But couldn't make out as I met her rare.
Std v student? I don't have any class there.
She died when her legs slipped on their yard.
a girl of nine, but her parents didn't care.
They didn't take her to doctor, or feared.
Still now I can't recognize her, though
she has been one of our pupils,
she has been lost in air we know,
we won't see her in class room or in drills.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Yesterday, our student Neha accidentally died.This poem I wrote on her.I want to add more.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
David Wood 12 July 2013

A kind and beautiful tribute to your friend. Sad poem of loss but a good write.

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Soulful Heart 22 July 2013

ya so many souls r lost midway n we just carry on in the maze of this world....bt to jst think abt it verse kinda makes us revive d thought of our bubble like existence......nice tribute to such lost souls

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Shahzia Batool 21 July 2013

sad to know... very sad HSH ur poem is ur love!

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Chandra Thiagarajan 17 July 2013

Oh! So sorry! My heart-felt condolences to you for the loss of your student and to their family. May her soul rest in peace!

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Tirupathi Chandrupatla 15 July 2013

Deep sorrow and concern for a student conveyed through the poem. Great pain for a teacher.

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R.j. Wynn 12 July 2013

Give my best regards to the family

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