The Course of Life
Life begins with a Whine
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On a stone wall, by the pavement
Annoyed and angry,
With daggers drawn at everyone
Sat he dejected and depressed.
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A PILGRIM
A tramp in the eternal quest after love
Halting in and moving out from shrine to shrine
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Arise! Oh Heart, from the catacombs of the dead
Shake off the dust, for Life beckons you like a buddy
Peel off the weariness that wraps you like a shroud
And walk to the open to perceive the light.
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As I walk through the graveled paths
When the stinging stones speak to me
Of the pain thrust on trampling feet
I see you in the unlit alleys of my memory
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You stood before me, a rose in full bloom
Lips red, ripe cherries wet with moisture
I kissed away the ambrosial liquid
Inhaled your scent
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On the stage she stood, a sculpted image
With music, she began to sway
With rising rhythm, she gyrated in frenzied joy
Her body flowed like a droplet on a slimy lotus leaf
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Pointing to the sky, said one- “A loon”
“No”- said the other- “It’s a heron”
The argument ran thus
Amid the aged, unwise
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Between the lovers, fell a silence deep
Which not even a wind could sweep
One was totally deaf
The other lately dumb
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