A LOOK AT LIFE-5

Oh God! let me have a pair of wings
To fly down the past, where I could not live
But cherished all along

Let me have a pair eyes to look and appreciate
All that is beautiful and romantic, the smile
Of a child to the scenic beauty of earth
The bewitching looks of a girl in her teens to The dainty cheeks of a newly wed

Let me have a heart
To feel and reciprocate
Love in all its colours
Beauty in all its forms
That I sadly missed
Over the years

Let me have a mind
That never roams and
Hangs on to the object of love
So fulfilling and beautiful
In this world of glamours

copyright@smruti ranjan 6.6.2015
BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

"Stop Trying" by: Akan Udofia

TOO LATE

It is never too late 
To put up a fight
The moon may be up 
While the sun may be down 

It does not mean life can not wear a smile
The stars and moon makes life beautiful 
In as much the sun brings warmth 
To the world after winter is gone 

The man pulling a chart across the street 
Might not be rich as the person working in a bank
Because he does not put on a red tie and black suit
Does not mean he had to beg to feed 

The trees do not beg the earth for water 
Yet she grows tall and reach the sky 
Under her wings the birds nest for shelter  
The earth restored by the little seeds that falls off her heels 

Life sometimes teaches us silly lessons 
Like a man who tills the ground to feed
He does not need to fight for freedom 
His house got all the resources they need 

Watch around you oh beloved brother
Does death have the mandate 
To walk about knocking at a helpless woman's door 
Stop the hate and life will be filled once again with joy 


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