When Life Begins Poem by Dr.Rajendra Tela,Nirantar

When life begins
It is a big blank canvass
Without any colors
As life progresses
Colors start flowing
In childhood
Colors of joy
Colors of happiness
Arrive
In youth
Colors of energy
Colors of dreams
Starts adding
The painting of life
Is not complete
Without
Colors of failures
Unfulfilled dreams
With advancing age
Shades of grey
Colors of sorrow
Colors of responsibilities
Colors of
Experience and maturity
Added
Layer after layer
Making the canvass look
A bag of mixed surprises
As a final touch
Black Color of
Helplessness
Fear of death
The silence of the
Setting sun
Starts arriving
The day comes
When the sun sets
The canvass
Looks totally blank
Masking all the colors
Life had seen
Dr.Rajendra Tela, Nirantar
26-03-2013