Essence Of Life

As I lay staring at the sky azure,

On the warm sandy beach floor

Pondering over the truths of life

About the joys that brought a smile,

And about the grief that cut like a knife

The sea stretched out before me,

Calm, soothing and serene

As the waves foamed onto the shore,

I watched as nestling learned to soar

The sea made me feel so small,

Yet never had I felt so free

The warm wind teased my hair,

And lured me into a lazy lair

I felt at peace.

I watched the sand slipping off my fingers

And realised that life had become a race of numbers

Percentage, kilogram, years and rupees

For my life and the future to come,

I wanted the courage to pursue more

For to cross the mighty ocean,

You have to lose sight of the shore.