Mastering The Sea…
Sailing past this sea,
Hoping for calm sea.
Hoping to reach the destination in time,
Wondering how it would be once I reach the destination.
But how could I have known what the future held,
The sea rough as hell.
I thought to turn back, at times, but that’s not who I am,
Sometimes hoping the next morning will be calmer.
But alas, it never improved,
Rougher it got.
I lost many lives,
And lusterless, my body got.
Worn but still hopeful,
Torn but still whole.
Believing that this too shall pass,
And pushing forward now Mastering this sea!
Shivani Garg, 2021
A Picture, I Wish to Paint…
I wished to paint a perfect picture of my life
But only dents in the paint, I saw,
Furiously, I questioned
‘Why my picture – isn’t so pretty?’,
‘Baroque I wished to paint’
‘But messy it always gets’,
‘Why life is so unfair to me!?!’
Sad, disheartened I gazed around,
I saw, the butterfly elegantly wore black spots on its wings
The tallest trees, bowed down to bear – the reap of its fruit,
Appealing Nature had its own flaws and faults
Still all were Nature’s precious – its very own,
With a new insight I looked at my picture once again
And comely – it looked!
Shivani Garg, 2019
