Sunday valediction.

Dearest friend,

 

You came.

You touched many of us with your sincerity, compassion, graciousness and purity.

And now you are on your way again.

It was short, way too short!

But nonetheless, it has been a wonderful 3 days. I remember your initial apprehension about meeting us, as you are afraid that after seeing each other, there won't be any 'mystery' left in the friendship. Haha. Your graciousness was evident on Friday night at East Coast, where you were fighting with everyone to pay for the food and drinks. You made us feel rather bad, as you are the guest, and we should be the ones getting the food. Please do not do that again next time. =)

Purity shines through from the way you speak and interacted with us. For many of us, it was as if we were meeting up with a long time friend, rather than for the first time. We were all comfortable in your presence. If Friday night was building the friendship bridge, Saturday night was definitely reinforcing it, strengthening its foundations.

Sorry I was not able to join you for lunch on Sunday afternoon, but we were still able to spend a last few good hours before you set off. Thank you for the wonderful gift, and the truly momentous weekend. This is not goodbye, our paths will definitely cross again in the future. Till we meet again, take care, my good friend.  

I dedicate this poem to you;

Arched Across The Sky

Hope

Rainbows created my imagination
As it arched across the sky
On one end there sat you
At the other end, there sat I

Imagining I could slide across
Over the rainbow to the end
There would be my pot of gold
The sweet love of my dear friend

The rainbow is a connection
Like a bridge from me to you
It appears joined by sunlight
Then the grey skies turn to blue

Arriving after the rainstorms
It became so evident to me
Thoughts of love follow rainbows
They arched right across the sea

A colourful arching rainbow
It has no gate, it has no door
It reaches from friend to friend
It arches from shore to shore

I smiled up today at the sky
How far would my loving smile go
It slid right over to the other side
The other end of the coloured rainbow

 

Yours sincerely,
jh