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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Cards of Life

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A deck of cards-

The cards of life

A few open

Some closed

A few candid sunny

Some mysterious dark.


A change in life

With the luck of draw,

A new friend,

A useful skill,

A fresh outlook,

A missed chance,

A dormant talent,

A misused gift,

A useless card that

Drops away with time,

Que Sera Sera,

What will be, will be!


Among discarded cards-

The unsung card

Horribly trampled

Underneath feet.

Miles in time to go

Before you know,

A fitting choice

Or the draw of death?

C'est la vie!

What can you do?


A new card awaited,

In childlike pizzazz,

Cards are drawn

And cards are dropped

Goes forth life

A happy bumpy ride

Bright open windows

Of the house of cards,

Hold back or dive in,

The gamble is fate.

Oh Kismat! Oh Moira!


October 25, 2009

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4 COMMENTS:

Mohan said...

Nice... you have a nice site with good poetry.. look forward to be more frequent here :)

aayanman said...

The juxtaposition was good, very well written.

BK Chowla, said...

This is my first visit to your site.
Very interesting. Will come back soon.

Nalini Hebbar said...

Thanks a ton...hope you will be a frequent visitor and enjoy poetry with me