Dear Banyan Tree,

My dear Banyan Tree,

I am really sorry, I was completely wrapped up in my own pain that I failed to realise what was happening to you. When finally I did see what was happening, when I realised the pain that the menacing saw is causing while crushing your every cell, my heart bled. My pain was soaked in your un-shed tears. For years you stood tall in the corner giving shade and shelter to many. You laughed with the children who walked and played around you, you listened to the many stories of those rested and relaxed under your shade, you were witness to the life that unfolded around you. You were a silent support to the people, standing tall like an old grandfather, reminding us of the grandfather who planted you; feeling the pain and enjoying the laughter all alone without any complaint. You were the shelter for many birds and the young souls who gathered under you in the evenings.

You were precious and you were a pride until that fateful day when your branches unable to bear the force of the wind fell on the roof of the shelter that men made moving away from the mother nature. From being a shelter, you now became a threat to the incessant fears of the fragile minds of the people and they didn't hesitate to cut you apart, brutally, thanklessly.

Bidding you a sad farewell, silently, with those who love you, for those whom you meant special, the harbinger of memories, of life. Our painful, tear less farewell. Thank you for being there all these years, silently watching over us. Thank you!!

Yours Sincerely.