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 “Love”. This poem is from her book “The Frozen Evenings”.)
☆ Weekly column ☆ Poetic World of Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra # 34☆
☆ Love ☆
I take a stroll
In the buoyant garden nearby,
The fragrance makes me feel
Unsullied and fresh,
The hues around me
Give my heart a dazzling happiness,
I glance at the barrel cactus
Placed near the hedge,
It smiles in full bloom,
I grin back
At the flamboyant red of its flowers
Which look vivacious, vibrant…
Who can imagine
That a cactus will blossom
When one looks at its prickly thorns?
It’s the sun’s love
That gives it an intriguing glow
On its arid cheeks…
Life is certainly more
Than the panch tatvas;
While they make the body,
It’s love that makes life worth living!
© Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra
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