
The path of truth, hard work and sincerity,
Of self-belief, faith, friendship and honesty,
The math of recognition, reward and money,
Of possession, procession and grand display,
Was mine, as was yours and was others.
Money can only take you some ten miles,
Till then, near and dear will all be smiles,
Once you show your weakness, bare hands,
A drooping graph, though you make amends,
You will be deserted with only you to fend.
Today, I am not only knee deep in water,
Each step slipping towards unknown destiny,
Taking further towards unending anxiety,
Getting wet, is not the fear, that in troubled waters,
Even the fish and tadpoles behave like sharks!
Hope one day, the water will become shallow,
Proving all those old counter theories hollow,
Neither the sand will slip nor the water will gulp,
Friends and families will again be there to help,
Smiles, flowers and joy will be at my door-step.
This poem is written for - EXPRESS YOURSELF CONTEST WEEK 19 – FEELINGS, link to which is :
http://ehsaas.sulekha.com/blog/post/2008/03/express-yourself-contest-week-19-feelings.htm
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Come on; Such things should not and will not come in between good friends. Friends are friends across regions, religions, beliefs and briefs - through the thick and the thin
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Thank u Sashi,
I feared that i might lose ur friendship owing to my tamil ethnicity. Hope as people we stand united as Indians all the more. Let this be a passing phase of political mishandling and nothing more. love live Tamil + kannada bonhommie
cheers and happy ugadi
do visit my recent posts is u have time
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Thanks a lot Ehsaas
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Thanks you Vivek ji
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Yash ji,
Thanks a lot. Fact is that, I could find the link back to the contest because of the link inserted by you in your poem
Shashi
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Thanks for the complement Premsaran ji
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HI Vidya,
Things are normal. Most of these are the glorification of some isolated incidents by "News Channels". But I was worried as we were planning to go on a Holiday do ooty during the planned Bundh days,
Shashi
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Shashi
ur poem reflects sad feelings, fight and above all the hope that tomorrow the water will be more steady and u will get out of it.
Flow of thoughts and and play of words are excellent
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Thats a thought provoking poem Yash
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Beautiful and inspiring..Loved it....yash
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