Joy
Joy


If we could remember,
When did we meet that luxurious moment of joy?
In that toy or a round ball when we were a child,
Every moment bouncing our heart, cramps in belly
Frequency in toes , thoughts quite wild.
Or in a giggle, a jump, a laugh,a fancy dream,
That wonderful joy, that marvellous joy
Was it in Silly hopes or in a hypnotic scream.
In a tall kite soaring high in the blue expanse
Thread tagged at our heart, at our arm
Feet dancing on the roof top , not loosing a chance
Crossing the lands, unaware of any undesirable harm.
In that paper boat floating on the sea waves,
Tossing up and down, our feet damped in sand
Big wave, small wave, all around water waves
Rescuing the boat, that long stick, that magic wand.
In that pebble splashed on the silent bosom of a pond
Turning its silence into water whirls,
Jumping, roaring, hissing, amongst us all that sweet bond
That wonderful joy, unaware of life’s tedious curves.
That marvellous joy where on every pretext, we had “Why”
Our boundless curiosity, voluntary right to cross certain limits
That Feel of anger, feel of love, for no reason to cry
To keep awake our false stake, with those faces of Mimics…
Years multiply, that childish joy, where h
as it gone now?
Oh! replaced by youth with some maturity,
More flamboyant, more etiquettes, somehow
Thoughts, a little weird, a little lost is that childish purity
Satisfaction least, more and more to explore
Seeking our hearts pleasures in temporary affairs
Those unplanned efforts , and that want for “More”
Not to fade away easily under the sheath of desires
That joy, that wonderful joy, that marvellous joy
Does it have its dwelling in the dreams or in being a cloy…?
Now the passing time welcomes whiteness in black curls
With multiple responsibilities life now many a times, swirls
Maturity now quite matured; matured are the etiquettes
Solo life tagged with multiples, joy now in, aggregates
Joy in doing things in completing tasks, challenging challenges
Self replaced by society, joy now “To give to others first, then ourselves
That joy, That marvellous joy, that wonderful joy
It Dwells in the laughter of the family, friends, and society,
In nurtured soul, controlled mind, loosing a little, on liberty
Quite matured now is that little boy
Whose life started with a round ball and a little toy
Every day, every phase of life, comes with joy, in trifles
Counting each, storing deep, it is in abundance, it multiples…..