Looking Up
Friends are for
life,
Burning bright
like stars,
Sun like steady,
guiding through
storms of doubt
and decision.
Darkness deep,
Shimmering
distances,
faint pinpricks
that appear
deep enough
to need them.
The childhood
friend:
of memory never
fades,
winter after
winter
rising in the
same place and
burning bright like pole star.
New friends
cluster like the
stars,
seven sisters
dancing,
each light
distinct,
yet bound by
invisible
threads
of shared
laughter.
Some have
wandered
beyond my
horizon,
their glow
A question mark
against
unfamiliar
skies.
But on clear
nights,
when loneliness
spreads its
black cloth,
I trace the
lines between us
this one who
held my hand through grief,
that one who
celebrated my small victories,
another who
simply
sat in
comfortable silence.
Distance is
nothing to starlight.
Love travels at
the speed of memory,
arrives intact
after years of
traveling
through the
dark.
Tonight,
I map the
constellation of us:
each friend a
fixed point
in the turning world,
their collective
brightness
spelling out my
name
across the
endless
sky of
belonging.
PADMA SHREE. R.P.
Dr. PADMA SHREE. R.P. is an esteemed Karnataka Educational
Services Officer and educator with 34 years' experience. Currently serving as
SADPI at DSERT in Bangalore, she previously excelled as a dedicated English
Language Teaching specialist at the Regional Institute of English South India.
Her career spans from Subject Inspector to aiding the Commissioner of Public
Instructions, focusing on innovative education programs and supporting
underprivileged communities. Holding a Doctoral Degree in Education, she delves
into the decentralization of Education Management. Not just an academic, Dr.
Padma Shree. R.P. is a passionate writer and poet, advocating for girl child
education, women's empowerment, and comprehensive teacher training, all woven
into inspiring tales and poetry reflecting her dedication to societal
development.
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