Sprinkling d' jet of juice on d' road

Planned for the tour precisely,

a break, in d' year's hard work

Australia, a high-priced place,

but amenities, of awesome mark

 

Kanpur, their lovely native town,

with d' family a routine life spent

ever busy with their allotted tasks,

d' whole yr. to promote d’ business

 

Decided holidays meticulously,

must be at a distant destination

all family persons to participate,

the kids, youths, old generation

 

Moved on a freeway in a hired car,

watched the merry-making family

natives gathered to light candles,

and sang Christmas carols jointly

 

Light ornate garnished churches,

on these summer vacation days

chorusing d' Jingle Bells comes,

Mr. Santa Claus, riding a sleigh

 

Celebrations, done in d' open,

in front of the Christmas tree

because of the warm weather,

d' exterior was suffocation free

 

The cab racing at a fair speed to

d' Blue mountains national park

relish d' rock art, scenic beauty,

and back to Sydney before it's dark

 

Maintaining a safe distance,

a fair Aussie lady drove behind

saw a head jut out from d' window

vomited frank blood in the wind

 

Stunned to see d' shocking act,

someone might be seriously ill

no worry about d' grave situation,

moving at a tremendous speed

 

Waned the speed of her Audi,

saw d' shining blood on d' road

perplexed to see their damn care

attitude, totally least bothered

 

Baffled with what's just needed,

resolved for a prompt action

decided to help the helpless,

in the poor pathetic situation

 

Called d' 000, instant helpline no.

for commuters on the freeway

one Air Ambulance Helicopter,

in no time appeared in the sky

 

Landed right in front of the car,

d' guy put onto a folding stretcher

oxygen mask applied on d' face,

the old man shifted to d' copter

 

Taken to d' casualty department,

Drs checked from top to bottom

assessed with medical gadgets,

li'l later an announcement done

 

To resume d' tour in d' same cab,

declared fully safe and travel fit

kudos to d' quick help of d' lady

to fix life-saving services, so swift

 

Paid A$ 3,500 bills for d' services,

an unwanted extra financial load

blasted dad for chewing d' Banarasi pan,

and

sprinkling d' jet of pan juice on d' road

I must take care of her, and I will

Already delayed by an hour,

tell me her problems in brief

d' old-woman is my neighbor,

and her husband an alcoholic

d' only son working in Dubai,

why elaborate on her life story

show me her medical reports,

in short, tell d' disease history

 

Knee pain for a couple of years

can't fold, make them straight

hurts on standing and walking,

unable to bear the body weight

 

You're late for the symposium,

I do realize, yet honestly wish

if you could just see her once,

sitting sad, with a walking stick

No one to come along with her,

traveled all the way from Virar

Do send her in, hurry up, please

let it be today's last case sister

 

Could listen to a chummy voice,

addressing, Good afternoon Dr.

instantly recalled d' school days,

Mrs. Mathews, his math teacher

 

Really, can't do anything about it,

saw all reports of d' investigation

d' knees, damaged beyond repair

you need to see an Ortho surgeon

Saw her about to fall imbalanced,

got up and helped her to a chair

I'll recommend you to a colleague,

Dr. Shukla, Get-well-soon Hospital

Your knees are fully worn out now,

has to perform a certain surgery

replace those with knee implants

to make d' joints useful, don't worry

 

Thanks, doctor, for your concern,

advocate for me some painkiller

my savings may not permit me,

to go ahead with the procedure

We have the support of an NGO,

it will take care of your expenses

please don't worry about a thing,

can give me your contact details

 

God bless you and your family,

it delineates your kind gesture

recalled the sweet school days,

and own utter decent teacher

 

Dozed once, made me stand up,

she played her fingers in my hair

d' bell rang, packed up to get out,

asked to stay back to talk to her

Your grade caved in all subjects,

failed in mathematics this time

lack of attention noted by tutors,

your mom toils hard for a living

 

I do not follow d' geometry at all,

we don't have money for tuition

mastering geometry is not tough

intuition tells me it can be done,

Tomorrow onwards, we will study,

after the school periods are over

the doubts in other subjects too,

I can help you out what-so-ever

 

With her keen teaching, focused,

I grasped geometry too swiftly

obviously, you ought to work hard,

for a better life, to help d' family

Taught sitting on the staircase,

in d' school garden while swinging

with orange locules in the mouth

on d' footpath together, walking

 

Told me tricks as stood for d' bus,

wrote d' exams as she instructed

scored deftly, bowed down to her,

and she kissed me on d' forehead

You will be a noted man one day,

and then, obviously, I'll miss you

got a seat in medicine, did my PG

parted for 4 decades, never knew

I missed her on my graduation day,

her whereabouts had no knowledge

last saw in d' city bus stand while

moving to Nasik for her marriage

 

Now ill, has none to take care of,

commands respect from d' heart

a glorious lady, an ideal teacher,

I salute her skills, her teaching art

In immense pain, limping badly,

too lonely, helpless, and broken

love her a lot, and it's my concern

being in the medical profession

She's my treasured teacher and

being her, d' most obedient pupil

treated me as her own offspring

I must take care of her, and I will