Those Days Have Passed By

Those days have passed by

Full of peace, happiness and brotherhood

To share and care each other’s affair

With love affection in neighbourhood

Instead, isolated families standby

Those days have passed by

When Festivities, get together, social functions

Worship, rituals and devotional songs

Filled the air and sky with sweet resonance

All exist, but where peace? People do cry

Those days have passed by

When blooming flowers invited the spring 

Cuckoos melodious tune reminded all

“It’s the Holi* spring, the high time to enjoy and sing”

No past remorse; Sundry festivities were in air and sky

Those days have passed by

When peacocks danced with clouds’ thunder

Spreading the god-gifted beautiful wings

The onlookers enjoyed in awe and wonder

Could it be avoided by any passersby?

Those days have passed by

When people welcomed heartily and served

Known, unknown guests at their doorsteps

Who, they think, rightly deserved

Honour and hospitability, no avoidance, no shy

Those days have passed by

Of fellow feeling, sympathy and good will

People are crazy and busy in self concentration 

Running after money with endless zeal

People’s hunger does never die

• Famous Festival of Indians