Sometimes lives meet like rivers,

far from source

brought together by geography,

by destiny,

by the chances of topography.

Converging  in a whirl of soul and water joined,

in waves and eddies and swirling sediments

tributaries join and twist and turn and hurtle on towards the sea.

Friendship and love and familiarity are the sentiments,

together making lives more interesting,

more complete, more glittering.

For meeting,

sharing,

parting

the journey is the richer.

Dhaka 2013