Tuesday 10 August 2021

HEY LIFE !


               


           Hey Life! 

I know not what you are,

A renowned  Noun, 

 A vivacious Verb, or

 An instant exclamation!



An all-weather friend,

 A total stranger,

  Or a keen onlooker, 

  With mixed gestures?


  Little do I remember,

 When had we met first,

Nor do I have any  guess,

How long we'll stay together.


  But sure, I feel around,

 Your unfaltering presence, 

Through all sorts of weathers

  Favourable or otherwise.

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    It's also true that someday,

 -We'll have to part ways,

  As actors silently disappearing,

 Having played their roles on the stage.


  Long we have been together

 Sharing the same time frame,

 It would, indeed, feel painful,

To be ripped apart unawares.

 


Yet, we may have no choice,

But abide by Destiny's rules,

And bid adieu to each other,

 With tears covered by smiles.

 


       Here is my earnest  wish,

     You may take it as a request,  

    To give me a hint beforehand,

      When it's time to wind up.


    So I  could prepare myself,

   To take leave of everyone,

 With gestures of deep gratitude, 

  For all their love and affection.












 








Sunday 1 August 2021

Welcome August!

      

        Welcome, dear August!

       May you be a harbinger of healing, 

         Relief, resilience and restoration,

        To the troubled  mankind,

        Suffering under a calamity,

         Never known before.


         Plagued by a fatal pandemic

         Life has turned upside down

        Grief, loss, and helplessness

         Have replaced all emotions

      

           All we wish and pray  now, 

          That good times return soon,

         And life regains its usual vitals,

         Braving death and desolation.