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Helen
I met a beautiful woman called Helen
On her birthday, she was 90 years old
At a jungle hut, awaiting her grandchildren
So beautiful, light and so bold
She chirped on ‘bout her banned ride on the elephant
Held my hands, got me to sing her a song
I sang 'Yesterday' as I watched her eyes well up for a bittersweet moment
As she remembered her man, of long
I sensed then how much love can mean
When it spans and transcends time
& how I’d remember the love of Helen
When someday in my arms I’d hold mine
Hey Helen, wherever you are
I hope I’ll always be in love, like you
So lit up from inside, like a star
Coz someday I’ll be 90 too
-Suraj Mani
For a beautiful woman I met
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