EPHEMERAL CHILDHOOD

 

EPHEMERAL CHILDHOOD

Starry eyes glisten, and the dimple,

Pink rose buds, fragrant joy trickle,

Transient sunrise luminous radiate,

Curiosity affects surprise, light, fate, (1)

 

Dew carries morning glory, gems,

Disappear quickly yet overwhelm,

The ropeway bridge, calm water,

Turned to molten lake encounter, (2)

 

Amaze children's minds, pictures,

Coconut trees inclined and a mirror,

A gentle breeze will create ripples,

Reflection will be lost soon, simple, (3)

 

Coconut dry leaves stream carry,

Flocks of birds fly and chirp, worry,

Soon all of them fled in silence, stay,

Passing clouds sail lazily or display, (4)

 

Reflections of clouds are missing,

Shimmer leaves the wind kissing,

The mural, ages ago, children play,

Grown up, became young, sway, (5)

 

Grew, responsibility, burden of life,

Face challenges, trouble, and strife,

Lost the kid's innocence, dreamy,

Fighting for survival, fear is uncanny (6)

 

Grip solitude and silence look back,

Childhood melt morning mist, lack,

Fairy stories, king, queen, princess,

Heart once believed laugh witness, (7)

 

Remember, drop a pebble, wave.

Spread in circles gradually fades,

Ephemeral childhood is an emotion,

Dew or morning fog vanishes notion. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 24 January 2026

Themes: The transient nature

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PERFECT ENSEMBLE

 PERFECT ENSEMBLE

 

Different instruments music tally,

Performers play melodious, lovely,

Hypnotize the audience listeners,

Spellbound eyes glued, life thirsty, (1)

 

Hours of symphony or orchestra,

Apparently, a second wish extra,

Drunk with sounds, vibrate well,

Wipeout agony pain love prevail, (2)

 

Fame and fortune shower tempt,

A wild crowd gathers, soon attempts,

Ensemble organ other item, tune,

Create the themes, an opportune (3)

 

Favorite for millions, liked albums,

Immortal composition awesome,

Touched the core of hearts, crying,

The melancholic, prayerful songs (4)

 

Plethora of different classes, know,

Understand the patterns, shows,

Some cry, rest smile, tunes heal,

Magical effect uplift hearts seal, (5)

 

Humans face troubles and hurt,

Harmonious melody and escort,

Real transformation wonderful

Humans are desperate and appeal, (6)

 

Across all ages and states pull,

Magnetic effect charms, fully,

Not only music but clothes fit,

Variety of colors fascinates a gift, (7)

 

Human mind search, beautiful,

From music to artists, colorful,

Perfect ensemble and flowers,

Fragrance bright smile shower. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 23 January 2026

Themes: Simulate patterns

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THE BROKEN DOOR

 

THE BROKEN DOOR

Painful human life is deserted, left to rot,
Destiny and fate mean nothing, escort.
Fled happiness, pleasure, and laughter,
Crippled life fails to move, sadly suffers, (1)

Consolation, sympathy, a healing touch,
Broken bed crumpled life begs, search,
Left kith and kin, family accepted well,
Shadows of intoxicating memories sail, (2)

Many-fold lovely stories, fun, and smiles,
Tearful, the human, looking void, senile,
How soon time passed, a sweet home,
Blown by the terrible wind, found gone, (3)

Watches the moon and stars shed tears,
Visible blistering sun spider nets sheer,
Perforated roof, crumbling walls show,
The man contemplates, and he knows, (4)

Condemned, unprovoked, succumbed,
No chance to escape, watch, numbed,
Moss, bush, and long roots of plants,
Lost all dreams and hope life implants, (5)

Ajar, wooden door, and without paint,
Partly broken mirror, his life remnant,
Scarcely, the darkness petered out soon,
Anticipate a remote chance, revive a boon, (6)

The initial chapter of life, sweet home,
Days passed peacefully and beautifully
Soaked with the river of desires flown,
Aspired to the brave heart efforts shown, (7)

Uprooted the tree of life, astonished,
Still living in the broken home, he wished,
The broken door, sunken life thrives,
The bad dream melts, wishes survive. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date 22 January 2026
Themes: Shattered life ajar
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THE DESTINATION PEACE

 

THE DESTINATION PEACE

 

The holocaust humans made cruelly,

Ravages, horrible war, uproot family,

Reverberates outcry and cries touch,

Today, humanity is perplexed to search (1)

 

Not a mountain of gold or a metropolis,

Neither mansion nor assets cripples,

Air, polluted, suffocates life, threatens,

Water turned toxic, death precedes, (2)

 

Green mountains eaten up, boulder,

Rockwall gnawed the savages shoulder,

Arid grassy lands, dry river bed, long,

Wish for verdant valleys flows song, (3)

 

Dense forest, blue river, or waterfall,

Animal habitat, birds chirp, life rolls,

Spectral streak of sunlight and dew,

Grass is laden with gems, life views, (4)

 

Ends the horrible war, calamity rebuild,

Search humans' scopes to live, shield,

Dawn upon humans' hearts unite well,

Dispelled distrust, suspicions quell, (5)

 

Abolished discrimination, cast, creed,

Diminishes illiteracy, prosper indeed,

Reject rivalry, anarchy, or bitter fight,

The land found real gold, the delight, (6)

 

Bright gold is peace, happiness, love,

Decades of animosity, realized, solved,

Cements the brotherhood, cultures,

Tolerant of festivals, customs allure, (7)

 

Nature golden lake sunrise message,

The destination peace the land says,

Unsinkable boat of trust, exist Earth,

Unique blue planet yet visible worth. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 21 January 2026

Themes: Humans search for peace

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HEALING THE SOUL

 

HEALING THE SOUL

 

Unspeakable pain lingered sadly,

Difficult to recover, want madly,

The fountains dried pebbles hot,

Fantasy the hunted ghost escort, (1)

 

Dream and failure fracture faith,

Mirages, the golden deer, wealth,

Gained overjoyed, celebrated life,

Lost overnight everything, strive, (2)

 

Missed helping hands fed shows,

Regaining presence, fewer know,

The sweet home or get-together,

Guests left the house, soon after, (3)

 

Children got married, bade adieu,

Fun fair, humorous affair, a view,

Kill the loneliness piercing silence,

A year passed, pages turned sense, (4)

 

Opportunity or scope bleak, blunt,

Rarely visit a yearning life learnt,

The sum and substance, joy, love,

Remind peace, pleasure, dissolves, (5)

 

The sunrise, the blank page allure,

Wait, unfolding destiny life assured,

Change the merciless fate aspire,

The melodrama of sunset inquire, (6)

 

Witness the page of life, romantic,

Transformation changes, ecstatic,

Establish progress and prosperity,

The river of dream, brink, beauty, (7)

 

Mourn the closing year, the dawn,

Healing the soul, New Year sworn,

Transient life pattern and intricate,

Erase scars, revive life, promulgate,(viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 20 January 2026

Themes: New Year, new hopes

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PAINSTAKING RIDE

 

PAINSTAKING RIDE

 

Life often faces struggles to proceed,

The debacle cripple the mind, deed,

Stiff slopes, minor mistakes, life slips,

Climb to cliffs, hairpin bends, sweeps, (1)

 

Human life, not a dream entourage,

Daredevil, the heart, carries courage,

Reach the peak of a mountain or a view,

Who scales heights, tirades very few, (2)

 

Every droplet of sweat salty narrates,

The willpower determination dictates,

Every fiber or tissue is tensile or strong,

Indomitable determination, the song (3)

 

Achieve honesty, crush anarchy well,

Search or find, milestone, devil dwell,

Defeat the beast, smiling face travels,

Youth, the pedestrian, dare, unravel, (4)

 

O young traveler, knowledge guides,

The path is curvaceous, steep rides,

Your foresight, wisdom, or patience,

Unpredictable chasms, pitfall sense, (5)

 

The future of the land is a heavy burden,

Lay on your shoulder, drops suddenly,

Let not this happen, peace ensured,

Spread happiness literacy, matured, (6)

 

Health is wealth, love nature, Earth,

Unite the world, young mind, worth

Innovate, cultivate, associate more,

The uphill path dream imagination, (7)

 

The country waits eagerly to drive,

Root prospective vision time thrive,

The painstaking ride signifies youth,

Selfless sacrifices protect the truth. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date 19 January 2026

Themes: Youth

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RESILIENCE OF HUMANITY

 RESILIENCE OF HUMANITY

Limitless troubles, calamity, or threat,

Countless catastrophe lives, eliminate,

Fearful flurry of flood and play havoc,

The destruction of Earth, sights sock, (1)

 

Uprooted peaceful home forced to flee,

Wildfire burning forests, looting trees,

The green carpet of Earth, barren, dry,

Exhibit cruelty, humans ruin and defy, (2)

 

Vanished verdure, dry river bed stare,

Cataclysmic future nearer or despair,

Heartbreaking, Earthquakes destroyed

The savage war aggressions deployed, (3)

 

Toxic smog pollution results in restless,

Fail to discover solutions and distress,

Massive migration for labor, the jobless,

Spread violence or arson, life suppress, (4)

 

No mercy, blatant lies, fabrication stay,

Ruthless to grab power, sectarian play,

Display animosity, hypocrisy, crude life,

Seeds to divide the society and thrive, (5)

 

Look at the firefighters and nature lovers,

The street dwellers, sympathy outpour,

Warm food, a shelter, and blanket gifts,

Cold night, bonfires annihilate the rifts (6)

 

Reformation and transition for humans,

Lingers peace, amity, and freedoms can,

Progress and prosperity ensue reward,

Resilience of humanity assures forward (7)

 

A few hours after becomes history, true,

The sad event, the past year hurt, view

Glorious humans' future, to erase tears,

Freedom gained, proclaims firefighters, (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 18 January 2026

Themes: Humans survive

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