Joy With Woe

Joy with woe - - - - - - - - - Early eighty or so The month was June Beneath the clean blue skies Were standing two guys Unknown to each other Amongst nears and dears Strangers and friends And a sudden downpour Brought them nearer In a shelter close-by And we became friends How well I remember And how well I forget Correct me my dear Three decades since Friendship pledged Under the setting sun And under the rising moon Indeed a comely scene Not to be forgotten And under fair skies It grew like a heaven I gave you love for love Belief for belief Truth for truth With faith innocent Were bare all my secrets Joy and sorrow Hope and despair Right and wrong To you all naked and bare Now you judge me By my faults singular What went wrong my dear? Though of late I was reminded of your character Often overlooked and smiled upon That you are jealous and suspicious And anger enslaves you and your soul often Suspecting an alien May bring you dividend But nothing it brings And nowhere, it leads Suspecting a friend And when you get angry You make me naked Put me on a pyre And leave to see How I break into pieces And burn to ashes Now I am broken-hearted The light of my soul has fled Oh friend Break not the heart of a friend Before it's too late To realize a friend in need Is a friend indeed And a friend true and sincere Stands with you trusted till the end…..