The victory of the sapling

It lay there;
Plagued by the dark and suffocated by the earth
Ignited by a trickle of water
It nudged, pushed and tolled!
Within the heart of the soil;
It slowly rose
A tiny growth..

Frail and placid
Wrought with the detentions..
It twirled; searching-
Sucked the juices-
Virile and erect
It lifted its head to the world;
as if to say- I did it.

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COVID 19- THE LEVELLER

Life was on fast track
With moments whizzing past.
Mind stunned; body strained
When did we breathe last?

Bolt from the blue struck
Freezing all the grind,
What hit us was unknown
An entity, one-of-a-kind!

Nulled was the economy,
Stalled was the production.
Changed was the functioning,
Uncertain, the decision!

Hours spent at their homes,
Lending heart and ear to their kin.
Working out ways to cope
In the midst of the silent din.

Long were the hours.
Children off their schools,
Learnt about their parents
And understood the rules.

The aged lent their hand,
The husbands observed the chores,
The wives went on overdrive;
Household, meals and lores.

Uncertainty loomed large-
About life, riches and the future.
However, optimism was cherished
In the throes of varied nurture.

In these moments of disillusion,
The earth healed, so did the air.
With the invisible leveller at work,
Humankind received their share.

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Remembering a lionheart

Vigour and motive in unison
You were sure and true,
Lacking barriers, flying high
Playing right the rules
Binding us, moving us..
High were your aspirations
Dream driven executant
Warm and yet strong..
Building hope and the future...
Envisaging the impossible,
Pedestal high and principles strong
You are there for us
Just when we don't see the path!

Your smile and laughter ring like a soothing temple bell
Your lion heart hardens our courage
Your dreams light up our vistas...

Be there lovingly and with your grace..
Always and forever.