The Elegy Of Life Poem by Ramesh Joshi

THE ELEGY OF LIFE.
A honey bee caught up in lotus petals
Was dreaming of dawn to come, lotus
To open petals with the rising sun to
Shine, and fly free from the lotus jail.

It dreamt and continued in the reverie
That with sunrise, getting out of bondage,
To visit another flower for suckling sweet
Fragrance and enjoy unlimited pleasures .

Alas! The poor creature unaware of strange
Laws of life, continued dreaming unreal real.
"None knows the next moment what the life turn
To take fair or foul to be, unpredictable as yet".

Before next breath taken, it's dream shattered,
The mighty elephant at lake uprooted the lotus
Plant to pieces drowning in water! ending dreams
Of bee to the thousand shattered pieces unseen.

This is life we live like bees, caught up in pleasure dome,
Hoping fresh hopes to enjoy life pleasures unlimited,
Within ever contracting life every moment unaware,
Deceived by senses, hoping forlorn, shunted out at last.