Picturesque

This is what a friend of mine (Vikas) did to my last poem with his beautiful photography. I loved it, and am hoping to collaborate with him further...may be a picturesque book :-)

Goodbye Vikas

Vikas has been a significant part of our Singapore research gang. Today he is leaving Singapore for Holland, to pursue his European dream. We will miss him for the value addition he used to bring to the group, especially during our marathon tea time discussions, and otherwise.

Being a poet I couldn’t help myself, but to write a poem about him and his character. However, you are not suppose to take it too seriously.

A dreamer by birth, an explorer by choice
He is a friend in deed who always rejoice

He is a lazy bum, he is a stubborn lad
But he makes award winning websites, and his id is vikas.med

He likes photography with his semi pro SLR
He fantasizes Eurotrip and wants to journey that far

He talks like a master on topics of his expertise
But behaves like an adolescent when the subject is otherwise

He likes exploring places, as he likes looking for bus-routes
He is sometimes very restless; his only not-so-good attribute

Like all crazy researcher, he is gonna die an academic death
If that was not enough, he likes reading Vikram Seth

To have him as a friend is an honour filled with fun
To lose him over something would a damage never undone

Note: I have made a format to write poetry about friends and others, by asking them their 8 characteristics. In fact I am planning to develop a software program that will generate poems for anyone you wish, once you tell it the 8 main characteristics about that person. Very convenient. Isn’t it?