ADIEU! MY CHILD!

Georgekutty!
Without word or warning
You vanished like a shooting star
As heavenly hands whisked you away
To the eternal shore of peace and bliss.

The days that come and go
Are soaked now with fond thoughts
Of that twinkle in your eyes
And that dimple in your cheek.
Of your brisk ways and calm confidence
Of the mischief in your smile
And the wit in your words.

Our hearts ache with the burden
Of words of love unspoken
And tender touches of affection
We never made a chance to give
Because we never knew
The call would come so soon.

With beauty and brilliance
Blended so much in abundance
The Gods must have had second thoughts
That you were too good for us mortals.

Up there with the angels
As you spend your joyous hours
Down here we tread the time
With a constant whisper in our souls
That we’ll meet you there some day.

[Georgekutty, our fair and handsome nephew was a trainee pilot officer when he died in a plane crash on 25th March, 1991. It was the first practice flight he made. All the 24 young pilot officers and the pilot of the plane died in the crash.]