While rose blooms in gardens, a fragrant embrace,
Nehru's name on earth will hold its hallowed space.
As long as sun and moon cast forth their golden ray,
Your cherished "Chacha" name will grace us every day.
Grief we bear, for a friend we've lost to time's decree,
With whom Diwali dawned, with whom we played with glee.
Who now will play our games, in childish, joyful guise?
Who’ll scold us, love us, in tender, playful lies?
While childhood’s sweet arena echoes laughter's call,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will never, ever fall.
Who now will bring the bears, the elephants, the cheetahs bold?
Childhood's days, alas, were lived before we’re told.
Who now will pen us letters, in words of love's design?
Oh, to write to you, if only you were mine!
While children smile, like waters clear and pure they gleam,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will live in every dream.
That smile, our very own, heart-deep, so true,
That anger, gentle as a storm of summer dew.
That scolding, teaching lessons, to memory's gate,
Those words, like flower petals, opening, to await.
When sorrow comes, your memory, a comfort near,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will banish every fear.
While rose blooms in gardens, a fragrant display,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will grace us every day.
You have departed, yet it seems you linger near,
Playing hide-and-seek, with us, your children dear.
The garden's blooms hold echoes of your smile so bright,
You walk with rivers, stand with mountains' height.
While beauty graces this world, in every tender art,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will ever hold our heart.
We will not forget the love you freely gave,
The garden you have planted, never will enslave.
By the promise of your memory, we children true,
Will strive to be worthy of the world you knew.
While labor’s hands shape the world, with care and grace,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will find its rightful place.
May we be honest, friends, and ever true,
Above all, may we be good Indians, in all that we do.
Let there be no war on this Earth, all nations in accord,
May only one fight remain, against hunger, disease and discord.
While Ganges flows, a sacred, timeless stream,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will live in every dream.
While rose blooms in gardens, a fragrant embrace,
Your "Chacha" name on earth will hold its hallowed space.
Your "Chacha" name on earth will live in every dream.
Your "Chacha" name on earth will live in every dream.
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