A LOOK AT LIFE-100

 A LOOK AT LIFE -100

BY-SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY

     VENOMOUS SNAKE

Amidst smile and tears 

Ifs and buts 

Swings life 

A tog of war

Between mind and conscience 

Sometimes shade

Sometimes light 

Sometimes hope

Sometimes despair 

But life is not either

Moves on its own

Leaving aside 

Your moments of happiness and sorrow 

Life is  beautiful 

But how transient is its beauty 

How fleeting the scenario 

You just don't know how will be your tomorrow 

Without knowing what is in store 

You  weave  dreams and plan for years 

Knowing well

The moment next may not be yours

Without brooding over yesterday and

Thinking about tomorrow 

Live in the present

Which is all yours 

Life is nothing but the moment at hand

Live it with all your heart

Life is an encounter 

With a venomous snake

Charming and captivating 

It keeps you spellbound 

Keeps you at a fix

Never let you know

How it will react next?

Life is no mathematics 

It knows no law

It never differentiates 

Between young and old, rich and poor

Defies all calculation 

But life is life

Despite its uncertainty 

Is worth living 

To be loved and lived

With dreams and passion 

Irrespective of the outcome.

Life is poignantly beautiful 

Parting from the ones you loved

Things you called your own

Things you relished over the years 

How sad and pathetic

The final departure 

That unknown lane 

Very few enjoy dying 

Know not whether it is the best

Or worst part of life

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©

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