A NEW YEAR PROMISE

A NEW YEAR PROMISE

Let's, like the anvils, absorb the heavy and bitter blows of sacrifice;

So that our family may thrive like lotuses despite all odds till eternity,

So that joy, like the omnipresent wind, may permeate every corner of our edifice,

So that, with her pestering kith and kin, will leave it once for all adversity!

Let's, like the railways, endure the weights of aches and responsibilities;

So that our society may move faster than moments to turn dreams into realities,

So that eternal solace may replace battering misery, destitution and impoverishment,

So that plenitude will prevail, and the bliss of Jasmines will spray their scent!

Let's, like the runways, swallow the pains of passive resistance and selfless service;

So that the globe can as closely nestle as the nose between two eyes,

So that businesses can shine like the Moon, and progress can pace as Rome and Paris,

So that a building of a heaven of happiness on Earth can materialize!

Copyright: Shankar D Mishra, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India