Imagined Shine Poem by ashok jadhav

The imagined shine seduced the eager eye,
A promise bright, yet never truly near;
It whispered warmth beneath a fickle sky,
And lured the heart to follow hope and fear.
We reached for gold that only gleamed in thought,
For brilliance built of longing, not of truth;
Its glow was borrowed, fragile, dearly bought,
A fleeting mask that mocked the ways of youth.
Yet in its fading, lessons slow appeared,
The mind unmasked, the heart no longer blind;
We learned that what was truly to be revered
Was not the shine, but what endurance mined.
For imagined light may charm and beguile,
But steady truth outlasts its fleeting smile.