MOMENTS ARE NOT ENOUGH!
“Grab those precious golden moments and
savor them, …
They are like dew drops into which life has
distilled itself ….! ” -
Such things I have read, and often been told!
But on cool reflection I find that these moments, -
Fall far too short to even grasp, express or hold;
The gamut of human aspirations, hopes and
passions!
And like dew drops moments fast melt away, -
Under the scorching sun of the day!
We require days, hours, months and years, -
For the vast array of our thoughts to blossom, -
For expressing our life of laughter and tears!
Our love of life, its many wild and orchestral
tunes, -
Our love of nature, and our countless dreams, -
Cannot be contained in a moment no matter
how glorious it my seem!
Since life itself is an image of transience!
Even a life-time is too short to delve its
multi-faceted secrets!
How can a single moment hold all of life’s
love, compassion and agonies, -
Which are like the vast uncharted sea? !
So I prayed to the Lord to distill all our life’s
hate, jealousies and greed, -
Into little dew drops of crystal moments, -
For them to get evaporated under the life-
giving Sun of the day! !
-Raj Nandy
25 Mar 09
(After having written on merits of ‘moments’
till date, I wanted to express a different view
point to my readers!)
living in the moment is a difficult practice. on deeper reflection I feel, life is made up of moments, for who knows what the next moment holds. your concluding lines are so beautiful. we need to get rid of negativity. thoughtfully written as always, compelling.10 Mamta
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'How can a single moment hold all of life’s love, compassion and agonies, - Which are like the vast uncharted sea? ! ' You have added amazing metaphors in your work. It is melodious and legendary poem. I love this poem and added my 10 to it.