UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE
Khalid Anwer
Under the Yum Yum tree
Who loves to stand with me
And welcome the buses in
And wave the points go
It is like Good Morning Dow!
Every face tells a thousand stories
Bright gleaming faces of new entrants
An eclectic mixture of naiveté,
excitement, adventure
Then there are old hands
Well settled into the rhythms,
intricacies, idiosyncracies
Of life at Dow
For some the day brings
the opportunity to resolve issues
Tie loose ends, of things, said, unsaid
Quick hand shakes and few hugs
There is a swift dispersal
Students heading towards Moeen and Arag
And some heading to the wards
Afternoon time is relaxing time
The platform is heaving
Many gathered under
the cool shade of Yam tree
Events of the day recounted
Jokes being told
Legs being pulled
As the events unfold
Sighs of unrequited love
Dreams of romances to unfold
Trees are uniquely wonderful
Witnesses of the present
Caretakers of the past
Silently, discreetly, insidiously,
recording, absorbing,
the pictures, sounds
And events manifold
Like their rings,
the precious memories ,
are buried deep
Remember the tree huggers!
And if we were to gently shake the trunk,
the leaves would shake
It is like Juke box
Reflecting, replaying,
revealing the patterns,
pictures, events of the past
Of the generations gone!
Each generation is its own
Though witnessing events
through their generational eyes
The anxieties, the joys
The successes, the failures
The wishes, the desires
The love, the romances
Are all the same
Under the Yum Yum Tree!
Khalid Anwer
The Day Yum Yum tree finally passed away of unknown cause:
February 12 2019 yum yum tree died. Rest in Peace.
Very nice poem