All around you searched in vain,
in every cranny, corner and nook,
in golden fields and sparkling creeks,
in each rivulet, stream and brook...
in thunder clouds and rainy skies,
in rainbows and stars galore,
in fairy tales and fable crowds,
in acts pleading encore...
in ballads and in soulful songs,
in a beloved's doting eyes,
in words spilled from a poets quill,
in blood thick bonds and ties...
in the morning sun at the crack of dawn,
in the moonlight shimmering bright,
in the guilt of those who knew had wronged,
in the virtue of who were right...
The worry of an unknown tomorrow,
the hunger for lasting cheer,
the search for constant jubilation,
had filled your mind with fear...
The rainbows and stars you noticed not,
were blessings from the skies above...
the silent goodbyes with tear filled eyes,
were cues to have found true love...
But all around you searched in vain,
for something that was never there...
trying to make some sense of life,
you quite lost out your share...
You'd met contentment in every sight,
but were far too busy to see,
It was never the journey that mattered, friend,
it was how you chose it to be!!!
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Writer's note---most of the above write is written metaphorically.Just thought i'd mention :)
Beautiifully expressed!sometimes what we want is so simply staring us in the face and yet we refuse to see it! Bitter truth of life.
ReplyDeleteStartled up at the reflections of life...the craziness of the gone years and the laziness of the years to come. Good thinking!
ReplyDeleteThat was so beautifully conveyed :)
ReplyDeleteSo much to convey...so much to know and so much there ...yet we keep searching :)
am inspired with ya profile! superb dear.
ReplyDeleteWatch this Short Video clip!
Life is beautiful, the way it is...
we read & we read
ReplyDeletethese profound thoughts
we munch & we crunch
and it 'pop's in our head.
the questions are there
the answers too
what shall we say
but ponder still
why that flicker is yet amiss?
Beautiful carvings of an artistic and gifted mind!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us.
Would have been a silent reader from Indiblogger..had it not been for your welcome note :) In fact if I were to be terribly truthful..I liked it better than the poem I'm supposed to be commenting on..but Nice this too :)
ReplyDeleteTo be precise and concise.. I'll like to say that its wonderful as always..!
ReplyDeleteTo be brief and concise I'll to say that its wonderful like your every post :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Its so true !! We seek contentment in the material things in life.We forget it actually was right there,around us and we overlooked it.
ReplyDeleteMy world,my thoughts,my musings...
OK...after reading the welcome note i have to put a comment here....really liked it...i mean your welcome note...
ReplyDeletenot to say i did not like your poem...that's great as well...esp the last 2 lines :)
@ tanz
ReplyDeletethanks dear :)
and yes, its easy to miss the obvious!
@ anoop
ReplyDeletedanke!
the listless mind meanders in the realm of introspection, yet again :)
@ scribbling girl
ReplyDeletethanks dear...
the pursuit of happ(y)ness is a neverending one :)
@ henry j
ReplyDeletei dont know tamil and hence couldnt make perfect sense of the dialogue in that video..but i did manage to capture the gist of what it meant.
thanks for sharing :)
@ rm
ReplyDeleteahh im flattered and impressed at the same time.
that's a lovely piece of poetic reflection there...thankyou :)
@ anonymous
ReplyDeletethanks for the kind words...only too happy to share my thoughts with you :)
@ maitryee
ReplyDeleteim soo glad you decided to comment in..silence however much golden, does get eerie after a while :D
as for you liking the welcome note more, il'l take that as incentive to improve upon my poetry..so thanks again ;)
cheers!
@ pankaj
ReplyDeleteummm...an elaborate and not-so-concise comment would be welcome too...but thankyou ;D
@ upasana
ReplyDeletethanks upasana...in the pursuit of happiness we often overlook the small joys that come our way---the small joys that actually start to matter most but sadly only in hindsight :)
@ SUB
ReplyDeleteahh..thankyou..thankyou..im glad the welcome post did trigger off this reaction *rubs her hands with glee as an evil cackle plays in the background* ;D
"It was never the journey that mattered, friend,
ReplyDeleteit was how you chose it to be!!!
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beautiful , soulful..and the rhyme is solid..
I like the take on life this poem depicts!
"It was never the journey that mattered, friend,
ReplyDeleteit was how you chose it to be!!!
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beautiful , soulful..and the rhyme is solid..
I like the take on life this poem depicts!
in words spilled from a poets quill
ReplyDeleteAGREED..