Life cannot be expressed well in words. Life can be known only by living. This is only a humble string of Laikus on Life...............
A to Z OF LIFE
Life: An Aeroplane it is that flies high into the sky but returns to earth again and again
The distance it can cover depends on the fuel it collects when here it does remain!
Life: A Blossom it is that gives fragrance and fascination to those that come around
Loses freshness as time passes and finally to fade away for ever it is bound!
Life: A Computer it is that’s ever busy in feeding its data base and memory
But ever vulnerable it is to various viruses that destroy its speed and efficiency!
Life: A Door it is that needs to be kept open only for Mr. Goodness and family
Heaven will become Hell if it is kept open for every Tom and Dick and Harry!
Life: An Egg it is that needs to be handled with care lest it should fall down and break
When fully grown inside the shell is broken and to Freedom of Existence it does awake!
Life: A Fountain Pen it is that needs to be refilled with love and inspiration time and again
It needs cleansing too, every now and then, to keep its writing free from any stain!
Life: A Garden it is full of plants of various hues and shapes and sizes and qualities
Tended well it grows; or weeds will rise and the nice ones will soon catch disease!
Life: A Horse it is that can take one to one’s destination with trust and zest and zoom
With blinders to shun distractions and with the reins in restrain it can delay doom!
Life: An Ice-cream it is that needs to be relished in time lest it should go dissolving into futility
It is its taste and purity and not its dyes and decorations that matters most, ultimately!
Life: A Journey Up-hill it is that’s full of thorns and stones and climbs and falls
In it, when fortune favours, up, one flies; when failures fill, one really crawls!
Life: A Kite it is that when made to fly low will flaunt its colours to everyone below
As it captures the sky and keeps soaring high it bothers less of giving a show!
Life: A Lamp it is which gives, on flaming, light and delight, and on fuming, smoke and stench
Not supplied oil constantly, it will burn out its own wicks and others in darkness drench!
Life: A Motor Ride it is wherein half-driver and half-passenger we willingly or unwillingly be
So all the time, rightly or wrongly, only half we enjoy and half we move cautiously!
Life: A Nest it is that’s built with a lot of toil and trouble, picking up bits of leaves and straws
But if hit by the fierceness of a wind it doesn’t take too long to leave a lasting loss!
Life: An Oxymoron it is with the cold warmth of contrasts countless pervading it completely
So good & bad and joy & woe etc come simultaneously; face them with equanimity!
Life: A Playground it is from where we learn to succeed and to fail, almost every day
After a lot of losses and wins finally we realize that it was all a mere play!
Life: A Question Set it is full of how and why and when and where and which and what
Within an amazing maze of queries, in trying to answer it one gets cunningly caught!
Life: A River it is with twist and turns and sands and rocks and floods and droughts; but finally
Despite these varieties and vagaries, it empties itself verily into the Mighty Sea!
Life: A School it is from where we learn to know and grow, knowingly and unknowingly
So the more we learn, the more there remains to be learnt consciously and correctly!
Life: A Tube Light it is that takes some time to make itself fully ready and steady
Sheds light homogeneously; for ‘Starter’ needs always some positive energy!
Life: An Umbrella it is to be kept in order and handy whether or not the weather goes cloudy
Can’t know when the sun flares up; if it gets holes on it, to face them always be ready!
Life: A Vacuum Cleaner it is that collects all the dust and dirt outside that comes ahead
So for total hygiene it is vital that these wastes inside too are from time to time shed!
Life: A Wristwatch it is that’s of no avail if its needles don’t work properly and unceasingly
A disordered one will not only mislead oneself but also those around untimely and easily!
Life: An X-Ray it is that eventually reveals the inside however hard tried to hide or keep aside
The cracks inside when revealed, can be healed and one can thus healthily forward ride!
Life: A Yoke it is that holds as one entity the self-seeking and rowdy oxen of mind and body
When detached it lies, by death or soul consciousness, both of them become finally free!
Life: A Zoo it is wherein lives of varied categories live in protracted harmony separately
Fed and healed; admired and teased; all but within the walled safety of captivity!
An extremely creative, interesting and well-crafted write from A to Z on the philosophy of life. The analogies used here are remarkable; particularly the fountain pen and icecream ones. This write packs a wealth of worldly wisdom and can serve to inspire, motivate and encourage people in all walks of life. Thanks for sharing this literary gem.
I see the poem not simply as philosophy. The pains taken by you is clearly seen. excellent efforts.