Life

A  big caravan or a lone sojourn ?

A laughter to share, or a sorrow to mourn ? 

The lessons we learn, and the dreams we share,

The friends near us, and the kins who care…

The homes are full but the hearts are (at times) bare

Some feelings are so common, and the others so rare….

The poems we read, and at times they rhyme,

But a few ones, without any music, they too seem fine..

The dog on the road, without any shelter

Seems so happy, with his friends together…

A man with wealth has no time to live,

And you live just once, that’s what I believe…

We bask in the sunshine, we laugh with the moon,

We dream of leisure, in a lazy serene afternoon..

And the dreams just vanish, when all goes well

Harsh reality has so many tales to tell..

With the good comes the bad, and the rain brings in shadow,

When the loved ones disappear in some strange meadow.

Some are lucky, and some are just sad,

Some epitomizes sanity, while the world goes mad.

A familiar face seems so strange and we wander away,

And the unknown mind has many things to say.

The queries are many, and who has any answer?

But I do find them in some silent prayer..

What is fair, and what do we call the bad?

Why some smiles make the heart go sad?

Many things are said, but the message is silent,

Sometimes in a few words the feeling is ardent.

The help we offer, and the tears we wipe,

The advantages we take, when the time is ripe.

The bonds we foster and the promises we make,

The lives we brighten and the hearts we break.

The lies we tell to escape many a plight,

The mask we wear each day and night.

The collage of emotions that make this life,

Some feelings are pure, some are rife.

Memories never fade and reality never dies,

And life is but a journey of smiles and cries…….