{"id":2101,"date":"2021-01-07T05:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T05:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vayuacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2021-01-02T13:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T13:16:19","slug":"an-ode-to-a-friend-who-never-spoke-a-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vayuacademy.com\/blog\/an-ode-to-a-friend-who-never-spoke-a-word\/","title":{"rendered":"AN ODE TO A FRIEND \u2013 Who never spoke a word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">The face was wrinkled, \nNot his soul,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \nLike the giant Bargadh tree, \nwho shelters one and all.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n\nThe ears didn't hear well, \nThe nose wasn't good to smell,\nThere was warmth in eyes that still glowed,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \nWithout speech, they held us in his spell.\n\nHe shared our happiness and our sorrows,\nWagging his tail or just sitting by our side,\nGave his love to the many homes where he stayed,\nBut to us, he behaved like a son and a guide.\n\nIn the decades, he met so many,\nHe gave his love and so much joy,\nHis presence made us secure,\nEmpathic, with controlled emotions, oh boy!\n\nThe last few months were not too easy,\nFaltering memories and loss of control,\nGod's reminders on his body of dust,\nThe angels finally took him to his goal. \n\nA tiny little bundle he came,\nA tiny bundle as he left,\nWe buried him under a shady tree,\nTurned to leave, we all, simply wept.\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/vayuacademy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/buddy-510x480.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2102\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">'BUDDY' WAS WITH US FOR 15 OF HIS LIFE'S 17 YEARS. 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