***a World Beyond! Poem by RAJ NANDY
***a World Beyond!
A WORLD BEYOND!
Between the confines of life and death,
There lies innumerable cycles of life itself!
That extols life with its infinite evolving
multiplicity,
Creating the illusion of immortality;
A grandeur of infinity - perhaps to ease the
sting of death!
And when we close our eyes, beyond our
leaden eyelids lie, -
The infinite and inexhaustible world of
dreams!
That dream world, a virtual parallel universe,
About which our scientists ceaselessly speculate!
A world of fantasy which is reached, -
Through the mysterious tunnels of our
subconscious mind!
That world beyond life and death which lies
immune,
To our mundane world of pain and suffering!
An immortal gift of the Gods to us mortal men!
For a man’s dreams should exceed his grasp,
Or what’s a Heaven for? !
-Raj Nandy
02 Dec 09
New Delhi
Nice composition, of the world in between, lfe and death, see also my 'Be Eternal' samew subject matter, Thanks for sharing.10
i agree with what Bob says there...that's what both Vedic philosophy and Modern science advocate about death dream and life...a good write...thanks...10
An interesting write Raj. The only thing we are certain of, is that our body dies. Socrates said I do not fear death, for it is either a nothingness, or a transmigration for our soul. I look at life as the energy of consciousness, energy never dies just moves on in a different form. So I guess we never really die. Thank you for your enjoyable contribution to the never ending puzzle of life and death. Bob
A clarification for my readers! The last two lines are adaptation from Lord Byron's dramatical monologue titled - 'ANDREA DEL SARTO ': - 'AH, BUT A MAN' REACH SHOULD EXCEED HIS GRASP, OR WHAT'S HEAVEN FOR? ' To answer Ejaz Khan's rhetorical question; true no one has yet come back from the world of the dead to narrate! So your guess is as good as mine! Thanks!
For a man’s dreams should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a Heaven for? ! wonderful words....nicely written poem, carrying lot of weight in it. read my poem called BEYOND which deals with something similar
Dreams shouldn't cease just because one is dead! Seriously speaking, I liked the ideas in this poem.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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What makes you certain that that world really exists and is not just an illusion or wishful thinking? A thought provoking write though!