What's left of life?

What's left of life?

Years to explore world

Visit unknown places 

As a wanderer 

Meet new people 

From diverse cultures

Learn their histories 

And make friendships 

Taste the spicy foods

Unique to each region

Drink water from oasis 

Ride a camel in desert 

Learn unknown languages 

Speak those to the natives 

Climb the hills with trekkers

Glide on the snow mountains

But a piece of peaceful land 

Build a home of the dreams

Grow a forest in barren land

See sunsets at lonely beaches

Cross the oceans in a cruise ship

Swim in pristine lakes and creeks

Read the masterpieces of writers 

Write poems and stories until I die 

Find someone with similar interests

image courtesy : Mohamed Nohassi

 #fastprompt #poetry #poem 

Border

 

A window of hope

Closed with barbed wires 

At the border of Belarus and Poland

Thousands of refugees 

Caught in between the politics of Europe

While they chose a hard journey

To reach this far

Away from the miseries in their homelands

They dream about a better life in Europe

They're now stuck in the forest in Belarus

Waiting for an opportunity to cross the border

Even as the armed men trying to close all openings

On the Polish side

Some are lucky as they crossed the border

But their future is still uncertain 

They could be deported back to their countries

As the winter embraced the landscape

People are desperate to cross the border

While surviving with whatever given by NGOs

The burning of woods remain the only source of heat

People lie close to each other with blankets

To beat the cold while awaiting their opportunity

To cross the border 

#Border #Poland #Belarus #EuropeanUnion #Europe

Lake in Kollam

Chinese fishing nets along the lakeshore

Waiting for fishes to find their way to the net

It was a surprise as it was seen mostly in Kochi 

I watched the nets from the boat jetty

Enjoying the peace and the breeze 

Explored the lake that looked huge

Away from the bustles of the cities 

Children were playing in the shallow waters

There is a temple nearby with plenty of trees

There were concrete benches for relaxing 

It was a tourist place that attracted strangers 

With my friend, I waited for the bus

From the distance, we saw a huge boat

Full of passengers, heading towards the jetty

We wondered why we didn't come by that boat!

 

 #Kollam #Lake #GodsOwnCountry #Kerala

Rain - A curse

Rain evokes fond memories of a hilly village

Magically transforming the idle soil green

Springs drooling towards the river downhill

Barren canal uphill raising pool of tadpoles  

Paddy fields brimming again before harvest

Transformation of a lean river into a monster

That overpowers the old stone bridge ferociously

But it never took any life nor displaced people

 

Now, rain evokes haunting memories of a forgettable past

Echo of the rain droplets brought life back to scars in the heart

Bringing back the shades of beloved voices that opted silence

Along with the dreams and romances that they left behind

The untold truths are hiding in some distant hearts for long

Leaves the mind emotionally drained and craving for closure

Making the lonely nights unbearable with endless thoughts

Depraving the mind peace and sleep, an unforgiving torture

 

#Rain Images from wonderful contributors in www.pixabay.com 

Darkness

There is light in the darkness

There is silence in the darkness

There is joy in the darkness

There is naughtiness in the darkness

There is emptiness in the darkness

There is soul in the darkness

There is love in the dark

There is pain in the dark

There is weakness in the darkness

 There is inspiration in the darkness

Written in association with Simona From twitter.