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  1. Jan 29, 2019 #1
    jskls

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    And there I was
    Giving you water
    Every now and then
    Wish I knew it was
    the last time Amma

    And there you were
    on the opposite
    end of the line
    Talking to me
    with so much dejection
    Wish I Knew it was
    The last time Appa

    And there I was
    at my bestie’s house
    Seeing her happy
    Wish I Knew it was
    The last time before
    things ended between us …

    Sometimes The last time was at a train station
    Sometimes it was at a Friend’s wedding
    Sometimes it was at the Airport
    Sometimes it was in the message sent

    Never enough time
    between now and the last time
    Whenever that happens
    Maybe there were words unspoken
    Maybe there was love unexpressed
    Maybe there were emotions unsettled
    But for the Souls united eternally
    There Never is a Last time …
     
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  2. Jan 29, 2019 #2
    Mistt

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    @jskls
    Lakshmi, well expressed about "last time" and I feel for you. If we know about when it is last time, there must be no regrets.
     
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    Dear Lakshmi @jskls ,

    Only after an event ends
    We realise it was the last time,
    Only when the person is no more
    We realise and remember the last time!

    Time and the earthly bonding are lost
    But the painful memories live on
    To torment our leftover time;
    Last time seems to last forever!

    Would we be any better if we knew in advance
    The event would be for the last time?
    Do we need the forewarning to be better?
    Can we make every time the best last time?


    Well written, Lakshmi.:thumbup:
     
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    With every goodbye, we learn. We learn, oh boy, do we learn.

    Experience and observation has taught me that an algorithm that makes the goodbye's more bearable is: amma, appa, spouse, children are dear and memories, feelings, regrets and joys related to them are to be held deep in the heart. The rest of the world is more dispensable than we think and it can go do something fabulous with itself if a goodbye happens.
     
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    Awesome ma'am :thumbup::worship2: very nicely expressed :clap2::clap2:
     
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    jskls

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    Yes No regrets should be there if the Now is taken care. Thanks
     
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    Thanks for sharing some wonderful lines there. Yes that should be the aim. Treat every time as the last time and it will be the best with everyone
     
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    yes we do learn with every goodbye. As long as there is a proper closure it helps us to move on and let it go. Nothing is indispensable and that is the saddest truth.
     
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    Thank you @Adharv. Like the way you use the smilies
     
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    Every last time means there was a first time and hopefully many good times in between. Being grateful for the time we did have can be a salve, albeit a poor one, for a regretful conscience. Beautiful poem Lakshmi!
     
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