1. Life seems a bundle of assorted dreams
Though bitter and sweet, we can’t but taste;
Our dreary routine may appear a purposeless
waste
A hidden meaning lies beyond what it seems;
Every moment we spend awake or asleep
Shapes our life, an abysmal plunge or a
Titanic leap.
2. Boys playing on the shell-scattered shore
Building castles of sand with playful delight
Building, unbuilding with joy-a mirthful
sight;
Little gods untouched by rocking roar
Of ocean brought to my dreaming eyes
My childhood days of innocence in tearful
guise.
3. They played with swelling waves and shells
Sculpted in curves and painted designs
Everything they watched as if to study
Nature’s sign;
The fairy tales and fables on them cast a
magic spell
With spontaneous laughter and vibrant zeal;
Can our prejudiced bosoms oppressed likewise
feel?
4. Youth with wayward searching minds wanders
free
Gathering knowledge like a flying bee;
He feels proud of his strength, laughing with
glee;
Outer charms catch his eyes, but too reckless
to see
Deep into true values, and takes to easy
ways;
Dreaming with high hopes fires his fancy always.
5. A possessive rebellious nature in youthful
teens
Viewing others as passive
and out of date;
He likes to pursue his
goal and carve his fate
Some rise like stars with
hard work and interest keen;
Some spoil their
prospects by temptations vain;
Wasting time and causing parents stress and strain.
6. At last compelled to work to earn his
bread
Based on his efforts he
has to play his part;
Differing so widely from
what he dreamt and thought;
As age goes through
ups and downs, he has to tread;
Some lucky ones learn
lessons of life with ease
Others have to struggle
till their temptations cease.
7. They hanker after wealth, power and
lust
Even crossing moral bounds to satisfy their
craze
Competing with others in mad race with rage
Even risking their health and letting their
talents to rust
Defending their stance, they maintain their
distance
From elders, with no change or repentance.
8. Working in dreary routine many spend
their years
Unconcerned about their
inmost conscience’ advice
They struggle hard for
gains, bound to worldly ties;
For them future is filled
with uncertain fears;
They blatantly ignore
their health in idle pleasures
To sit calm and contemplate they find no leisure.
9. Old people with trembling hands and
unsteady gait
Sat in wistful mood
confined to their cells.
Their eyes dimmed with
memories tell
Their hasty mistakes and
realization late
Weakened by age and
bereft of bosom friends past
They seemed like old
dwellings absorbed in glories lost.
10 Incurable complaints pester them, no more
strong;
Mounting medical bills made them feel insecure
No
more can they travel with confidence sure;
They call back to their minds their
lapses and wrongs;
I felt disturbed to see their
piteous plight;
Shuddered, as if in a
dreadful dream at night.
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Titanic leap -- strong and powerful leap. According to Greek mythology, the Titans were a race of powerful deities.
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