In the enveloping darkness
Comfortable without
artificiality
I met a man, dressed
In a flowing garb of Eternal
white
And recognised Him to be that
With no Beginning, no end
Going on and on
Waiting for no man
FATHER TIME
“You look sad my son, why? “
He asked me
And I spoke my mind
“On this sea of life
In the Ocean of Time
I am making neither
Ripples nor waves
Nor leaving a wake
For others to notice and
Come near
Drifting I am
Alone and useless as
A piece of driftwood
Or maybe more
You who have seen
Everything and known
everything
Tell me
What should I do? “
He smiled his smile
Sweetened by antiquity
No – Time never ages
Anyone on whom
Time has smiled will
Know its sweetness and
The value of a smile
He said
“Only a sinking stone
Causes ripples, and waves
Push others away, so
Do not aspire for either
In this voyage of life
Many storms shall hit you
And the monsters of Society
Morality, Opinion, Criticism,
Hate, Temptation, Jealousy
Lurking below, will
Try and Pull you down
But you can weather
The storms of change and
Trouble
Leaving the Monsters
undisturbed
Make your Conscience your
Tiller
Your Self your Guiding star
Unharmed and soon
You shall reach
The Ports of your Desire
Vikaas Nafde ' Emoticons of a Rambling Life '
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