Holding the finger of desire
A man walks in Greed Street so dire,
Reaching nowhere, still getting tired,
His path with bogs and fens is mired.
But he walks on nevertheless,
Such is the human greed I guess.
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Reflections |14.07.2019|
Lord Buddha says: " Desire is the cause of all sorrows" ...you poem unfolds the violation of Budha's mantra which is very clearly depicted in your last line! A brilliant short work sir.......10
Welcome after your sabbatical, Dr Swain, and thanks for the feedback.
Reaching nowhere, still getting tired, His path with bogs and fens is mired. But he walks on nevertheless, beautiful spiritual thought that will lead the reader to a self examination. thank u dear
Nice to see your comments after a long time dear Dr Antony Brahmin. Spirituality always attracts you I know.Thank you
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is a beautiful poem on desire and greed having touching expression and nice collocation. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate your learned comments, dear poet KM.