My Dear Friends Poem by Anil Kumar Panda

Wish they were here
All my friends who died
One by one without getting old
Some are brave hearts
Who fought the enemy at
The borders in the bitter cold

Some died without
Any reason just they did
Not wake up from their sleep
The news was shocking
And impossible to believe
As bond between us was so deep

Sometimes sitting
Alone by the stream at
Noon under the shade of a tree
I miss them more in
The last phase of my life
Wish my soul to get soon free