An Emerald Leaf Poem by Vivek Kartha

Frozen thoughts started to haunt me,
I looked out to see the dull grey clouds,
they mirrored my thoughts impeccably
I tried to kill my pain,
I tried to make sense out of my miserable life.
All I did was grumble,
Always failed to see a light in the darkness.

That’s when I saw something,
It was a leaf, a simple emerald leaf,
Even though the clouds were dull,
And the rain was cold; the leaf bathed itself in the rain,
It sparkled happily even at the darkest times
It used the rain drops that came from the dull clouds,
To make light
It swayed around merrily,
I was fascinated,
I wondered why they looked so beautiful and bright,
Beautiful, even when everything around was dull.
Happy, when everything around was sad.
It showed me what happiness is all about,
It showed me what sorrow is all about,

This is what the emerald leaf taught me,
Learn to bring out the light,
Even during the darkest of times,
And the hands of sorrow wont dare touch you.
If you don’t see the light around you,
Then make your own light,
And burn your sorrow,
You choose your path in life,
So fall for no deception laid by darkness,
Break the darkness,
For, within the darkness, is a flame of happiness”