Recalling a Friend

             Recalling a Friend                                                                                    

 

You come here one, two and three,

Wriggling, giggling, tactless and free,

Flakes floating zigzag; one lovely day,

Clutching flakes; O what a jolly way!

 

He came quickly, from the riverside, 

He was impatient; would soon glide,

Down a sharp steep, of a snowy hill,

With awe he would; our hearts chill.

 

We beheld him; pass a weird clown!

Drooling, and in jet black and brown,

Always an ace he had, up his sleeve,

Fallen ill, leaving our minds to grieve.

 

Nimble; and he would chase the gale,

His breaths steaming, down the dale,

Giggling, tricking, and ambling along,

Fidgeting, loving, playing and strong!

 

A beloved darling; he was of the class,

Shalt bring his comrades, oft' to a pass,

And trick them into a snare, ah so fast,

Shame a devil; such his brain was cast.

 

 

 

An ape he was; up he would climb a tree,

Twining and frisking; he were of will free,

Squirming, squeezing, clasping to the top,

Shame a squirrel; he would jump and hop.

 

Sneaking; he would hurriedly come around,

Scrambling; he would mount a snow mound,

Then a rolling fast; soft snow into an icy ball,

He would aim at me; just on a whistle’s call.

 

Who kneweth? He lives in my memory alive,

Working and striving; a bee 'twert in its hive,

A superb trickster, as he wouldst love please,

With his sharp wits; he would my mind seize.

 

In the memory of my chum, if he may read,

A face I’ll cherish, and breathe thru my reed,

In days that wert yet to come, I’ll sing a song,

Sizzling with ardor and relish, amid a throng.

 

 

By Dr. Riaz Ahmad, March 3, 2026