I see them all
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Be the Rock
The humble man in a quiet room
heard a voice call out to him:
'Son, Son, what ails you that with clasped hands before me
you stand
disillusionment in your eyes
distraught bores your heart
Your pain weighs heavily on your shoulders
There's much anguish and grief
I see them all
I see them all
Tell me what ails you?"
The humble man, his eyes wet with tears
His words were barely a whisper, he replied:
"I hear the hypocritical men,
the same ones that poisoned the earth
the minds of children
and laid taint upon the soils of the land.
I cry for the loss of goodness
for their hearts are ridden with greed
and they stumble in a drunken worship
of evil
I fear for the loss of sanity
For madness has taken root in this world."
Then, in the silence of the room
A Storm brewed:
Waves
lashed against the rocks
that never moved an inch
Fortified by centuries of strength
standing upright
against the might of a turbulent tide
Until calm subdued the waters
And the sea danced to the winds once more.
In the midst of the turmoil
He heard the voice say
"Son, Son, do not be afraid
Be like the Rock
Fortified to stand upright
Against the rising tides
of life's storms
is time
Calm will reign once more
and the men of disrepute
will be no more
In an uprising
They will sink in their own mire
of sin
Never to rise up again
For greed has blinded their eyes
and they walked
into the quicksand
Down, and down they went,
And they were swallowed up
By the very soil they were traitors to.
Be The Rock
-shobana-
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Sunday, October 19, 2025
The stealing light
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The lights come on when the world falls asleep
It was a way of stealing light
to outdo the dark
Though there's no warmth like that found in the rays of the Sun.
"It does help," I heard one say,
"to be able to see what goes on
around you."
"Indeed, it does," someone else replies
And I agree.
Though in my heart I wondered at the darkness
that sometimes grips one that light
cannot soothe or dispel.
As I watched the fireworks light up the night
A stunning display
almost at my doorstep
to show me how light
raised up a night
to keep one awake
to abide by the wonders before us.
I was glad for its colourful luminnence.
-shobana-
Happy Deepavali to everyone celebrating. I hope you have a wonderful time with family and friends.
Thursday, October 16, 2025
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