Wish You were here...

Never has there been a year,
That I haven't shed a drop of tear.
Simply wishing you were here.

                                              In Your lap when I rested as a boy,
                                              I found comfort and everlasting joy.
                                              You held my tiny fingers while we walked,
                                              Never have I felt so safe and docked.

Oh!! I so wish You were here,
Each time you banished whatever my fear.


If I ever had a bad day in school,
You made me smile by being my fool.
You'd read to me poems and prose,
Despite yearning for a peaceful doze.

                                           
                                             Oh!! I so wish You were here,
                                             To wipe off every drop of my tear.


Each time you let me in opening the door,
I knew You had something for me in store.
Showered I was with Your 'Grand' motherly love,
Felt fearless and free like a flying dove.

                                           
                                          To You I was always a tiny creature,
                                          But to me, You were the finest teacher.
                                          As You began growing in age,
                                          Advice You gave me like a holy sage.


Oh!! I so wish you were here,
To me someone always dear.


                                         Never would You let me be scolded,
                                         For, You'd shoo them away with your arms folded.
                                         Today as I see your photo in a wooden frame,
                                         For sure I know my life would not be the same.