Life Is A Journey

Like the meandering rivers mingling with the vast ocean

So is the journey of life converging into death.

As the journey in the womb completes, life’s journey begins

The beginning is more or less the same,

The end is invariable; sooner or later it’ll arrive.

However, it’s the in-between that leaves the most impact!

The megalomaniac takes the shortest route

Though his luxuries and riches can’t elongate his life beyond a point!

The ragged mendicant has a disparate course

Extreme misery takes away his life very soon!

Some run after power, some detach from all these

The journey proffers distinct flavours for each one’s taste!

Many enjoy the journey, every stop on the way!

They inhale nature’s bounty and spread happiness

They leave behind footprints on the sands of time.

Compassion is their forte, they use it well.

For they discern, together makes the journey

A little better, a bit more bearable and enjoyable!

Watching the sunrise and sunset from the balcony,

Sharing the workload and caring for others,

Enjoying the blooming of unknown flowers in the garden

Are reverberations echoing in the hearts for long.

For, the moments we live become memories the next second

Time is too short for wasting it on serpentine lust!