Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra
(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is a well-known author. She has been honoured with many international/national/ regional level awards. We are extremely thankful to Ms. Neelam ji for permitting us to share her excellent poems with our readers. We will be sharing her poems on every Thursday. Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra ji is an Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Indian Railways, Pune Division. Her beloved genre is poetry. Today we present her poem “Realization…. ”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)
☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 39 ☆
☆ Realization…. ☆
Time, like wind,
Often uproots you and throws you
Akin to a muddied yellow leaf
On untrodden paths
Making you feel defenceless!
You realize
The futility of your existence,
You fathom out slowly
That you are a zilch,
You don’t even know
Where your future is going to take you!
In this state of utter helplessness,
One fine day,
The realization dawns
That though the trail
May be of a muddied yellow leaf,
But you are not actually one;
You have the power
To steer your life’s car
With full force and conviction
And take it to a desired destination
With efforts and sincerity!
You insert the key,
You blow the horn,
And then march ahead
Like an enlightened Buddha!
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