Mind Your Karmic Pot Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

The mortal remains when void get of cause,
The soul for the Day of Judgment would rise,
The mind, concerned, re-lives the life that was
In vain, as is its wont, when death defies,
Recall O Mind, all that ye did and not,
The soul seems to tell apprehensive mind,
Remember to carry your karmic pot,
Prepare to leave, leaving all things behind.

A rich fragrance as wafts through pregnant airs,
The flesh is whilst consumed by raging fires,
The soul subtle impressions with it bears—
Intense of longings and deep-set desires,
To weave anew life's every warp and weft,
And labour all over again whence left!
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Sonnets | 02.10.07 |