**counting Blessings! Poem by RAJ NANDY

**counting Blessings!

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COUNTING BLESSINGS!

During my childhood days, I had once let
a gas balloon escape, -
Into the vast expanse of the vast blue space!
It had turned into a tiny speck and melted
into infinite space!
Those were the days filled with wonder, -
And the balloon toed a child’s waking dreams,
- no wonder!
Now after many long years, I neither marvel
at the infinite,
Nor do I lament the finiteness of things!
I thank the Lord for all that I have for the
time being!
For the happiness and joy which life brings!
Not for how long I will have them!
-Raj Nandy
03 Jul 09
New Delhi

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Surya . 03 July 2009

contentment and surrender to the divine.is it not too early to go for this phylosophy? .nice poem posted10 surya

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Mamta Agarwal 03 July 2009

acceptance and surrender comes with age and maturity. we learn to live in the moment. beaitifuuly expressed in your poem. thanks Raj 10 Mamta

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Priyanka Bhowmick 03 July 2009

a contented piece... nice one..

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Indira Renganathan 03 July 2009

Matured and mellowed....a poem so ripe

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Catrina Heart 03 July 2009

lovely poem written! ! ! ! ! Thx for the nice enjoyable read!

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Bob Blackwell 14 August 2009

Gratitude for what we have is the only way to happiness. How can you be happy if you yearn for more? Live now and enjoy all the blessings all around. Thank you Raj, for this enjoyable read. Warm regards B ob

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Raj Your theme of the balloon works so well. I wrote a poem for my daughter when at a party when one broke. 'darling balloons are for choosing and bursting and loosing. Youth and life are fleeting, just like balloons and you bring back the theme to the wisdom of your title 'Counting Blessings'. 10 Karin Anderson

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Lady Grace 15 July 2009

'For the happiness and joy which life brings! Not for how long I will have them! ''that's true..

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Lady Grace 15 July 2009

'For the happiness and joy which life brings! Not for how long I will have them! ''that's true..

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Brishti Mazumdar 13 July 2009

I neither marvel at the infinite, Nor do I lament the finiteness of things! ....wow....good one...Again words of wisdom and experience....10+

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