Enlightenment.

A deep sense of dissatisfaction,

Slowly, but surely seeping in--

Heavy is the heart --strained the mind,

Desperately seeking ways to unwind.

Life--a routine for me.

With no visible means,

To break the monotony.

Bound to all that is material,

To the superfluous,nothing Real!

Fraught are we with natural flaw,

Incapabale of changing--the nature's law.

By chains of fate,shackled are we,

Impossible,it seems,to break free.

One fateful morning--realisation dawns,

Slaves,we've been,of habits ,since aeons!

How do I escape this dreary damnation,

Is thare no path to grace and salvation?

Suddenly a divine illumination does occur,

And I know,I can,my dead habits conquer!

No more feeding the ego,vaunted and self,

The choice is made--to renounce power and pelf. 

I undertake a journey wide,

To a smoke free countryside,

I walk on,over my shoulder a  duffel,

The sweeping winds, playfully,my hair ruffle.

Never was the green this refreshing.

Ah! what a sinful waste,

All those years of fretting!

Trees,the plants and flowers,

Of myriad hues, abloom in the bowers.

A gurgling lake by the lush green mead-

Nature's beauty is breathtaking indeed!

Those years of incessant toil,in reality,

Were ,nothing but exercise in futility,

Bore no fruit, those hours of infertility.

But Here is and This is Life,

Devoid of all stress and strife.

God,my Father,

In Your divine embrace,

Me You gather,

Enlighten me--against darkness You brace.

Bless me with eternal sleep,

In this calm tranquility and serene deep.

                                                         Chandni.

       

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