Ferryman

The old gentleman, the ferryman I remember who helped us to cross the river for the onward journeys To the school premises we have to reach in time The noble heart ferry man helped us each day In morning and evenings to and fro from school It was extreme difficult to cross the river In rainy seasons when the river over flowed The flood water was speedy with deep currents Several things came through the yellow water Sometimes it may be an uprooted tree, log of wood And there are instances of human bodies came Which flowed to the Arabian sea in such flood Still the gentleman helped us to continue the journey His commitment was so high and morale praiseworthy His affection to the little ones beyond doubt He loved us as his own children seeking knowledge He told us sometimes, he was unlucky in education No one bothered to send him in school those times Still he was a messiah of sympathy and love When we crossed the limit of playing and naughtiness He warned us stringent consequences by capsizing The country boat otherwise no one can lead it In such a fearful flood waters except the gentleman In pleasant times he asked us to remember his name Since he is an old man going forward for final journey His compassion felt us always grateful to him But he never accepted a fee for his services Irrespective of his poor financial positions Life is a long journey where we meet so much good ones Also limited bad ones who creates troubles to peace But memory must be there who gave us sympathy and love When it was in its most necessity of situations warranted The ferryman who helped us to cross the river Thejaswini Is no more there and known peacefully passed over From the journey of life in perfect affection and love By the fellow villagers and community he lived In my leisure time I have always remembered That gentle heart who was a genuine human being Whose invaluable services that helped us In giving such teachings of facing challenges of life.