Thought For The Day Poem by Ravi Panamanna

Prices go up
Our life goes down.
Salaries go up
But our hearts go down.

Lifestyle has gone up
But our moral side is down.
Hatred is on the increase
Kindness is on the decrease.

Thus, we cruise along,
We are searching a shade.
We hope to be good
But do not open our account.

Where is our ancient torch?
Where is our sincere approach?
Where is our enlightened search?
Where is our world beyond definitions?

It was here,
It was with us.
On our sojourn
We lost it and now mourn.

In place of that torch
We have now a sharpened sword.
In place of that spirited world,
We have a sharpened word.

In place of heart
We move as a brute.
In place of an illuminated inn
We create a world of sin.

The Cross is not our path,
The Koran is not our faith.
Nor the ancient lore enlivens our spirit
And we fall into a pit.

With a widening vision
With a marked mission
We can reach our shores
We can get beyond our disasters.

Within our pupa
How long can we cope?
Life is an eternal call
Failing to hear, we are sure to fall.


05th December 2016