BELIEVE ME, YOU SHALL ETERNALLY LIE.

BELIEVE ME, YOU SHALL ETERNALLY LIE.

Life is full of solid senses and meanings

It is not, at all, a game of one innings;

Only to him a blissful contentment It brings

Who sanguinely and detachedly Its song sings!

Life is neither futile, nor even shallow or hollow

It is a bitter-sweet, but efficacious pill to swallow;

It is a long and limitless highway both high and low

It is a Moon, that is sometimes dark, still It does glow!

Your life is as relevant as your fellow, close  friend’s

Laugh at him never, if ever he falls or he ever bends;

Think not his life as a trifling Toy to rashly play with                                            

Force him not to give up, nor spur him ever to quith!

Give always full respect to your own tongue

Lest you should forget it and commit a wrong;

Be loyal, kind and reliable to him who trusts you

Then only can you be One amongst the rare few!

Take not ever advantage of your friend’s simplicity

Cheating, pretence and betrayal fetch only futility;

Ah! Co-operation and compassion boost in life unity

Facing the crises with fortitude proves one’s maturity!

Lift the fallen, and serve the neglected and downtrodden

Triumph never comes in life abruptly, or all of a sudden;

Do learn to bear with your friend, and patiently pardon

Then all will love you, and in their life’s crown adorn!

Life is not stuffed with any baseless or useless matter

Make Its each passing and irretrievable moment better;

Ignore experiences, you have ever tasted, sour or bitter

You will certainly be, at last, than all others, greater!

You shall, like every living organism, one day or other die

However, remember, death is not your life’s only end;

Count not ever what you lost and what you gained

Believe me, you shall, after your departure, eternally lie!

N.B: This poem is inspired by H.W Longfellow’s “A Psalm of Life”.

*quith – quit/ give up [here used as an archaic/old English word]

         

                                                                                                                           

©Shankar D Mishra 25.05.2017

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