"Mind facing slow desertification, a creeping death,"
Where can poetry come from ?
Mind facing slow desertification, a creeping death,
Advancing age crippling faculties, putting them in bind
Myself feeling lonely and forlorn
There might be a patch of fertile land
Hugging the mind here and there
But who will sow the seed or water the plant
Withered plants strewn all over
Land turning more gravely as days pass by
Who can stop the process or reverse the trend
Man is no god and has to face the inevitable one day.
"But who will sow the seed or water the plant" when the mental landscape turns more gravely as days pass by.
The child is lucky that way
It too cannot stand erect, nor walk straight,
Falls to the ground each time with bruises all over,
But rescued always with a warm hug by the loving mother
While in bed the child is lulled to sleep with a lullaby
The child hugging mother’s bosom while asleep, its sheet anchor,
The child smiles wandering in a dreamland undisturbed
Producing low musical sounds, its poetry culled from the stellar regions,
But for me it is gloom all over
Desertification spreading, covering pores in the mind;
Is there no balm to restore calm to an agonising soul
And allow it to sprout new seeds of joy and hope ?
“How can poetry come ?” the mind persists
“Give courage, give confidence, give security” beams a voice from inside
Poetry will blossom then, like the triple stream
The mythical Saraswati
Bubbling and bursting, piercing the layers of the earth
To reach the surface
Spreading greenery all over the land.
The hope of a Spring of Water bursting, piercing the layers of the earth to reach the surface for poetry to blossom.
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About Bhavanajagat
I explore ideas and thoughts that pertain to the problems of human existence and welcome thoughts from all directions to understand the nature of Human Identity and Individuality. The multicellular human organism exists as a physical, mental, social, moral, and spiritual being. I divide the human being into two categories.The first category is named 'SELF' and it represents man as a physical, mental, and social being. The second category is called the 'KNOWING-SELF' which represents man as a moral and spiritual being."I am Consciousness, therefore I am", is the proposition that I use to understand the nature of man's Identity and Individuality. Man is a mortal being who leads a transient existence. The physical being is dissolved by the powerful influence of Time. Things in Nature change with Time but the Identity and Individuality of the man remains the same during his life's journey. The genotype remains unchanged even when the phenotype appears to be changing all the time.In the multicellular human organism, the consciousness functions to establish the identity of the organism and to defend its individuality. Consciousness also establishes the connection between the energy dependent man and his energy provider.Man exists in Nature because of his ability to acquire energy and consciousness brings this awareness of energy dependence. I describe the connection between the energy seeker and the energy provider as 'God Connection'. Man during all the stages of his existence, and under any given circumstance, either in good health, or ill-health exists on the basis of this 'God Connection' which is an attribute of the biological function of consciousness. This conditioned nature of human existence is supported by the Power/Energy/Force of Compassion/Mercy/Grace of the Creator who created man as an individual with an unique genome that has never existed in the past and also will never exist in the future. I seek the Unity of Man in Body, Mind, and Soul.
