Oh! These worldly things
Are so transient
What we see today
Turns into the past so quickly!
The Dahlia bloom of my garden
That I was adoring in the last winter
Wilted and faded
Now it is only a photo
I clicked on my mobile phone.
Oh! These worldly things
Are so transient!
How soon I grew up
From my childhood
And now at the brink of old age!
I only remember
The fun and frolics
I had with my playmates.
Oh! These worldly things
Are so transient!
We are all but footprints
On the sands of time
Soon to be wiped out
By the blowing wind.
Oh! The time is too transient
It seems so harsh
When it engulfs
Many people and relatives
Who were once part of our life.
The earth rotates on its orbit
Taking people and things with it
Birth and death are only constant
Nothing is permanent
Oh! This life is so transient!
How intricately you've weaved the truth of everyday life. Just loved it.
very true. When I think about the past it always seem closer than the actual dates it happens. Twenty years never seems like twenty years. I guess that's the nature of our perception of time as we grow older. Excellent poem.
2) I his famous poem "Gnaanappana", renowned Malayalam poet of the yore, Poonthaanam" wrote exactly the same. Thank you Bharati for sharing this beautiful poem.
The world and everything we call ‘worldly' are transient. In his very famous poem "Ghanappana"
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Birth and death are only constant Nothing is permanent....you have understood this truth dear Bharati. I am so happy!