In Gratitude To My Destiny' Poem by indira babbellapati

In Gratitude To My Destiny'

Rating: 5.0


had always toyed with
this idea we call destiny
is it some pre-programmed stuff?
is it scripted by me?
i could never decide
whenever i felt myself
an agent of some force
i became a mere toy
in the hands of destiny that
turned me into a spectator and
whenever the agent took back seat
i became the proud architect
of my destiny struttering around in glory
but
...still at times
when i no longer had
the nerve to take
just another wink
i wondered what it would be
if you were with me
and it's at these moments
i clearly see the invisible hand of
destiny waving her hand in victory
and giving me a wry smile at
my utter helplessness
this is how destiny
has charted its course
for me in this life...
is what i would tell myself
unwillingly, though...

no longer in youthful arrogance
i now see
what i'm is
what my destiny
doled out to me
in all its benevolence...

27sep2009
11.18hrs

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Samanyan Lakshminarayanan 27 October 2009

may be there is a destiny may be it can bring you down from the sky to the shamble..... even in that shamble you can find yourself TRUE BEAUTIFUL

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Sathyanarayana M V S 27 October 2009

A sound philosophy, something I tried in my old poem; Driftwoods, but differently...................

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Ranjit Ravindran 27 October 2009

WoW...WoW..WoW... 'no longer in youthful arrogance i now see what i'm is what my destiny doled out to me in all its benevolence... ' You have discovered it at last. Thank you for sharing this great lesson. A Sweet 10. This lesson just forced a student to grade his Professor!

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Shakuntala Sharma 27 October 2009

a thoughtful poem... destiny... always a mystery..

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rago rago 06 November 2009

a beautiful write and the benevolence is that......... present day situiation changed a lot.........all almost self centered........

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Rachel Butler 06 November 2009

'Whenever the agent took back seat i became the proud architect' Rachel Ann Butler

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Patrick A. Martin 02 November 2009

Destiny is a strange fellow. I met him once in a blind ally. We had both had one drink to many we stood back to back and looked each other in the eye than decided to start all over again.==============10

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Destiny can be evasive if we let it. It can present itself and we have the power whether to accept or reject it. 'No longer in youthful arrogance' - great words. A great poem too! 10 love Karin

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Sarvesh Kulkarni 30 October 2009

'in all its benevolence...' yes. destiny, one of the most intriguing concepts ever!

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indira babbellapati

indira babbellapati

visakhapatnam, india
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