English Literature – Poetry ☆ Defiant Heart… ☆ Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ☆

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Surely I may be growing older,

but I still rise with the Sun,

Mortality keeps whispering,

“Oh!  You have  just begun”

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The  fire  of  the  yore  within,   

still flickers as a cinder bright,

A  desire  to  be naughty again,

A  treasured  sparking  delight

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Adage says, age is just a number,

Certainly not a carrier of  fate,

It’s a passion, a catalyst for sure

Making the life eternally great

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Curiosity, a critical key, that it’s,

Unlocks  the treasure, each  day,

A chance to laugh & gladly dance

Making merry to  seize the way

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Fear  of  time,  a  perennial  thief, 

that steals the fun and  delight,

I’ll  never succumb to such thefts  

And be a prisoner, of fading light

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Every moment is God’s unique gift,

A chance to make merry and alive

To march forward with endless joy,

to be jubilant, where hearts thrive

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So let the years keep accumulating

Like piles & piles of autumn leaves,

I’m  not destined be bound by time,

Be it a calamity or fleeting breeze

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Be it a hailstorm or catastrophe big

The flame continues to burn bright,

My heart will remain defiant for ever

Ever illumining the darkest of night!

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06 February 2025