NBH- Heaven in Seclusion

Those strange people,

With nervous faces

And hesitant eyes,

Those welcoming yet shy expressions

Of people from all around.

And then the coming together

Of all them minds at once,

That coming together slowly,

Of people with like minds...

Sharing those old school stories

With new found companions,

And comparing them with the present

Then regretting over it.

Yet accepting the present even so

As if we had an option you know.

And then those running around rooms;

Some chatting around, some lazying away

And some of them geeks already drowned in books...

Those rumours that surrounded the campus

Of holidays being cancelled and classes being dismissed,

Of DISCOs being called upon

And the Who’s Who of college.

Those interactions with the seniors

And then boasting of it in front of friends...

Those chats about the Girl’s Hostel

And its occupants occupying our minds,

Those midnight snacks in our hostel CCD,

And midnight cricket matches at the 6^th level.

Watching three movies back-to-back at night,

And snoozing away in classrooms the next day.

Those lying on the terrace at night with friends

And getting nostalgic with memories of the past,

Yet knowing they are just memories,

That never burn out but forever glow in our hearts.

And these and these are also memories

To experience once and relive forever.