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May 19

Today I am unusually overwhelmed by fear that I would forget you.

How that would ever happen is still a mystery but the fear is nagging somewhere there.

But how does one forget a girl so sweet. A girl that brought us so much joy. A girl who came with ease. How do I forget my Mode-B. The one who would declare: 'My name is Modebare Akunnini Nadya Mode=B'. How will I ever forget you my love.

I sat down and kept remembering your laughs and crying and hugs and subtle aggressiveness and the stern warnings to Irebami: 'I will beat you o'. I wept not for you today, but for myself. For my loss. For the privilege taken away! Watching you grow older and nurturing you would have been a lot of fun. But here I am, left with just the memories.

So I begin to play your favorite songs.

And the tears flowed!

Lavender's blue,
Dilly dilly,
Lavenders green.

When I am King,
Dilly dilly,
You shall be Queen.

Who told you so,
Dilly dilly,
Who told you so?

T'was my own heart,
Dilly dilly,
That told me so.

Call up your men,
Dilly dilly,
Set them to work.

Some to the plow,
Dilly dilly,
Some to the fork.

Some to make hay,
Dilly dilly,
Some to cut corn.

While you and I,
Dilly dilly,
Keep ourselves warm.

Lavender's green,
Dilly dilly,
Lavender's blue.

If you love me,
Dilly dilly,
I will love you.

Let the birds sing,
Dilly dilly,
Let the lambs play.

We shall be safe,
Dilly dilly,
Out of harms way.

I love to dance,
Dilly dilly,
I love to sing.

When I am Queen,
Dilly dilly,
You'll be my King.

Who told me so,
Dilly dilly,
Who told me so?

I told myself,
Dilly dilly,
I told me so.

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