LABOUR

LABOUR

Yes, the secure key to every success is labour,

Fortune smiles on them who rely on labour.

Defeat runs away where reigns only labour

They alone are  happy, who do cultivate labour.

Labour is a sweet nut that is wrapped with a hard shell,

Those alone can relish its flavour, who can crack it well!

But those who shirk it,  lament and moan in a penury hell,

Throughout life, with a sour debacle, they miserably dwell!

Labour is mirror- like impartial and just,

Its lovers do thrive, while its haters do burst!

Its devotees smile, while its adversaries shed tears,

How generously it blesses all who hug it without fears!

Labour pours on all peace, prosperity and self-esteem,

Labour grants all to gladly materialize everyone's dream!

Labour is the most loyal friend to one and all,

It never lets anyone down or lets anyone fall!

Let’s all honestly mould the rings of labour,

Let’s all diligently wreathe the beads of labour,

Let’s all sincerely store the wealth of labour,

Let’s all savour the sweet aroma of labour!

Let’s all sensibly plant the saplings of labour,

Let’s all pen down the holy scriptures of labour,

Let’s all engrave the immortality of labour,

Let’ all contently chant, “Labour is our life Saviour.”

Let’s feel the dignity of labour; give due respect the labourers,

Let’s never idle away time, and bribe to gain undue favours!

Let’s all labour to build a wonderful heaven on the mundane Earth,

Let’s all  by dint of labour immortalize our momentary, mortal  birth!

N.B: COURTESY GOOGLE: This poem is dedicated to all the labourers in the world. May Day also known as Labour Day or International Workers' Day celebrated every year on 1st May. This day is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and also celebrated unofficially in many other countries.

©Dr. Shankar D Mishra, Sr. Lecturer in English, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 

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