Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Volume 6, Number 1. May 2023. ISSN: 2581-7094
Balance
--- Parthita Dutta
Look, the slim
horizon is lying
between the sky
and the sea
and the birds to
fly are free
Look, the
mountain lifts the vale
as a monument to
the summit
and silence
rests at the peak
Look, the
willows are drunk
in the song, the
river murmuring
and gravel rolls
along the life
Look, the sun is
happy, smiling
and gleaming in
fatherly bliss
to see how his
offspring live
in uninterrupted
akin unity
Don't you
forget, my child,
that under
the depth of starry night
and on the day
bright, this earth
and the jewel
has an equal share
as square feet
of needs, so find
balance in the
journey for peace.
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