TO, KAMAL GULATI---ON HIS RETIREMENT ON 30^TH JUNE 2008

FROM:  CHANDRAKANT KOWLI.

A BEST FRIEND! INDEED!!

Kamal ‘n ‘me, born in same star sign,

Really it’s heaven’s thoughtful design.

We often enjoy the same wine,

But noble ‘n’ stable, we always stay fine.

 

Kamal is a friend to be adored,

And also a friend, to be endured.

Gamut of his persona is very vast,

And in a few lines, it can’t be cast.

 

Knowledge of my friend is profound,

He imparts it, generally, while boozing around.

Always sticks to his point of discussion,

And doesn’t bother for any opposition.

 

“Tiger”, as we call him with great regard,

Now a days he also is a Compu-Wizard.

Shakespeare to Ghalib, master of any topic,

He believes in facts that are more scientific.

 

As a writer, he is more pragmatic,

Hammers the hypocrite with his word-stick.

His poetry is a lyrical extravaganza,

He develops the theme, stanza by stanza.

 

His poetic talent touches the apex,

When the subject of course is, fair sex

Despite the odds, he wins on merit,

Ageing is natural, he preserves young spirit.

 

Kamal is bidding a farewell to LIC today,

But shall be in every one’s mind any day

He is the best in the galaxy of my friends,

And with Kudos ‘n’ Benedictions, this ode ends.