The Stage of Life

In the amphitheatre of my Being

I stand mouthing Soliloquies

More to keep away the Dismal Darkness

Than to make dramatic sense

The pillars holding up the tiers

All built from bricks of my Deeds

While Thoughts fill the seats

A Silent and Pensive audience

It’s the dark side of the moon

Enveloping darkness with a hint of starlight

Throwing up in relief the

Crumbling walls of stacked columns

Sensing the restiveness of the stalls

I keep up the delivery of Harangue

Just to keep away the silence and shore up

The structure from collapsing inwards

Suddenly, the clever Director

Brings on the Roving Spotlight

Whose beam breaks the darkness

Into snakes slithering away rapidly

The props are now clear

There’s no place for Fear

The audience begins to cheer

Happy endings seem near

Rhyme and Rhythm are back

Of good cheer there’s no lack

The Play of Life is back on track

Three Cheers the Author’s not a Hack .

Vikaas Nafde " Emoticons of a Rambling Life "