Rajesh Thankappan Poems

Life is a steeplechase
And therein lies its vibrancy
To run, to chase, to outstretch and reach
Our goals and our dreams.
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We are grieving for having lost a good old faithful friend
Who for us was a beacon resting upon a tower of strength
Though he was always besides us with a warm and radiant smile
Now he has sailed away into the beyond where the distance can no longer be measured in kilometers or mile.
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The earth is parched
with her thirsty tongue sticking out
but the wind of change
has summoned at the far horizons
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The train
Rumbled on unfamiliar terrains
And I
A passenger
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It is the day when the young hearts beat faster
In happy anticipation the mind too remains eager
It is the day when one may lavish gifts or offer a simple flower
For when you have presented your heart can anything be dearer?
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Had I been born a Buddhist
My perception of religion would have been different
Had I been born an American
My perception of world polity would have been different
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The old lady Jill
Who had fallen ill
Took a golden pill
From a fairy who lived on the hill.
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Just like a blooming flower that opens up to the dawn
Just like a bird that sings in the morn
Just like the floating full-moon that is into the night sky born
Just like an oasis in a vast desert forlorn
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WE often think of death
As a highway to the godly heaven
Or as a tumultuous ride to the devilish hell
But is that so indeed?
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Down eons and ages
Have proclaimed seers and sages
That truth and righteousness
Pays rich dividend and wages.
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