BETWEEN THE LINES

Human life, expansive, astonishing,

Tormented heart suppresses, sing,

Sparkle bright face and lurk smile,

Caress suffering lives loves trickle, (1)

 

Hope and aspersion border rattle,

Still soul dream fantasy till puzzle,

Crumbles sand castle time sweep,

Build minarets, beautiful, life weep, (2)

 

Separation and soul mates united,

Deep wounds and scars of the past,

Suspicion and doubt likely deleted,

Love and intimacy future forecast, (3)

 

Missing children, and wait for years,

Knocking, someone, his son is here.

Melted lingering sadness embraces,

A stony heart melt, tear, embarrass, (4)

 

Short of food, earning silence rule,

Kids support, a morsel, minuscule,

Scarcely demand complain accept,

Endure an undeniable situation, test, (5)

 

Long letters of love hide miseries,

Rarely, human desires, mysteries,

Years roll slowly, memories kept,

Inner chambers of the heart, felt, (6)

 

The solitude, seclusion, and show,

Contradicts sorrowfulness know,

A million thoughts entwine well,

Life is complex, compares, a sequel (7)

 

Today and tomorrow, the future,

Between the lines, a subtle feature,

Invisible a thousand wishes trust,

Perceptive eyes read, ignore most. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 12th September 2025

Themes: Hidden emotions

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MAGNIFICENT LIFE

 

Miracle, grassroots withstand storm,

The devastating wind uprooted the tree,

Offshoot new branches, time reform,

Creepers find support swinging free, (1)

 

A few birds perished in the rain, fallen,

Chicks survive spread wings, attempt,

Flying high in the sky, caverns tempt,

Prey moving creatures, sweep shaken, (2)

 

Huge catch of fish netted effort, win,

Escapes small fish grow and swim,

Travel miles in the river to the root,

Breeding ground river of life, route, (3)

 

Animal insect species extinct revive,

Mysterious the life cycle, life survives,

Migrate to a feeding ground, breeds,

Wind blows away to distant, seeds, (4)

 

Germinates and grows forests quickly,

Amaze propagation of life strikingly,

A coconut crosses the ocean to an island,

Exhibit life travel climate withstand, (5)

 

Cactus blooms in the desert portray,

Mirage and quicksand, fears display,

Stays oasis, palm trees, water, plenty,

Test of life, elusive mind link fluently, (6)

 

The demise of parents, a time departs,

Child survives, grows, and love impacts,

Border of disbelief, life struggles well,

Acclaimed successful efforts prevail, (7)

 

Sick and weak for a time, recovers well,

Diminish the pale glow, radiant well,

Magnificent life cycle of birth, breath,

Symptom of living symphony wealth. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 11th September 2025

Themes: Life cycle is significant

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AN ENCHANTING EVENING

Wait, alluring dreams wish materialized,
At midnight, a desperate life, surprised,
Rose the full moon in the mind in clouds,
Stars and the moon invite silently aloud, (1)

Surges tidal wave of passions devastate,
Triggers rebellious heart love instigate,
Profound silence embraced limbs, stay,
Overwhelms peace and bliss lives play, (2)

Quiet hour, the mind calm, still frames,
Disappear sorrows, turbulence wanes,
The immeasurable pleasures, physical,
Rare opportunity, life discovers, magical, (3)

Forgotten past scar agony and misery,
Drowsy eyes, and hypnotizes a territory,
Union of hearts, matchless, pervasive,
Silence expresses the message, belief, (4)

Lovely melodious whispers in the ear,
Invisible string in the heart encounter,
Drinking the saga of a passionate heart,
Elixir of happiness, a symphony intact, (5)

The fragrance, the presence penetrates,
Love birds, memorable sunset dictates,
Appeals heart, the moon to stay steal,
Paramount pain of separation to heal, (6)

Reveal primal attraction and emotion,
Remain blind to mistakes, adoration,
The evening and silent night in hearts,
Erases the dawn, memorable impacts, (7)

The couple passed it etched distinctly,
The bond trust and belief link directly,
An enchanting evening, hearts united,
Rarely do such hours; life is exciting. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing 10th August 2025
Themes: Rare experience of love
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 A HUNDRED BIRTHS

Border of belief and disbelief, doubt,

A seed germinates, amazingly sprouts,

Encrypted future dreams in slumber,

Foliage to tall trees multiply number, (1)

 

A baby in the mother's womb grows

Transforms, develops quickly, shows,

The future, life path, and span of life,

The destiny, progress, struggle, strife, (2)

 

Pair of birds in the nest, chick fledges,

The chirping, flying far off, the edge,

Azure sky kissing clouds over forest,

Sketched life in the mountain crest, (3)

 

A thousand animal species, insects,

Breeding is a natural miracle, the test,

Line of survival or to perish, persist,

Growth of population surprise exists, (4)

 

Autumn time cherry blossom color,

Spectral hues splash picture allure,

The bridal dress of nature verdant,

The climate of spring, fresh, vibrant, (5)

 

Lily waits for the moon, infinite, sad,

Lotus blooms at sunrise, awkward,

Permeates fragrance, attracts bees,

Honey and pollinations, time sees, (6)

 

A caterpillar metamorphoses well,

Into the butterfly magically marvel,

Hibernates, a pupa grows as a moth,

Play of birth a divine design worth, (7)

 

Innocent village girl attractive stay,

Tomorrow, a mother children play,

A hundred births, the soul prefers,

Husband, wife, brother, or fathers. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 9th September 2025

Themes: Cycle of births

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THE FALL BEFORE THE SPRING

Monotony of life submerges hope,
Choke the sweet voice, time elope,
Wished paradise, heavenly peace,
How come, find the morass, piece, (1)

Dream to drink pleasure, dissolve,
Nightmare hunts, disappears love,
wish for happiness, discover pain,
Missions of life missed yet again, (2)

Wine of romance and thrill sense,
Changes like poison threat, intense,
Wishes to walk on a path of flowers,
This ill-fated, driven life face cowers, (3)

Cherish the future to unravel well,
Perish all aspirations, sadly prevail,
The moon wishes to watch, clouded,
Glowworms in thick fog shrouded, (4)

Ran to bask under the sun, raining,
Sought for azure sky ruined a day,
Thirsty for nightingale and singing,
A flock of birds homebound, play, (5)

Intoxicate nature vibrant verdure,
Surprise, a barren field encounter,
Green mountain bald peaks stand,
Beseech fortune, well understand, (6)

Thirsty to welcome spring failure,
Before blossoms the fall, a horror,
Smiles lost in the mirage of sorrows,
Instead of oasis, quicksand shows (7)

Fizzle the mission, fragile direction,
Aspiration crumbled manifestation,
The fall before the spring, confess,
Mysterious life test timely impress. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 8th September 2025
Themes: The heart lament
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YOUR SORROWS ARE MINE

Anguish and the tormented heart,

Toils hard to endure perils, impact.

Disturbed to watch her silent soul,

Probed intensively search the goal, (1)

 

Fasting without complaint, impress,

Pray always, and hunger, suppress,

Eyes meet eyes, softly overpower,

Infinite pain agonies, love shower, (2)

 

Inexpressible quivering lips essay,

Her life history and story display,

Alone in the mundane world exist,

Fighting tooth and nail, she resists (3)

 

Neither a victor nor a vanquished,

Her heart still loves, relinquished,

Guess her undeniable aspirations,

Locked in the heart her emotions, (4)

 

She is the blossoming flower wink,

Fear the petals may not fall, think,

Sunrise crimson rays her face glows,

At dust pale and orange life show, (5)

 

Missed her favorite time, friends,

Unforgettable moment pretends,

Observe her aloofness, seclusion,

Avoid sad consolation exclusion, (6)

 

Unique, her life touched me well,

Acquainted with her fears dwell,

Never, she condemned her fate,

In vain to advise, inform, debate, (7)

 

Met her, in front, show, sunshine,

Conveyed your sorrows are mine,

Deserves to be happy, cherished.

Sharing human virtue, tears wish. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 7th September 2025

Themes: Sharing others' pain

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SONG OF LIFE

 

The azure skies began turning hazy,

Spreads mist slowly, longings crazy,

Tall alpine trees, snow drizzles love,

Strings of the heart, songs dissolve, (1)

 

Intoxicating laughter and happiness,

Silently sobbing heart fails, depresses,

The dimple in the cheek shyly smiles,

Unruly long black hairs, nails, styles, (2)

 

Her whisper matches a gentle breeze,

The bangles, anklets, rings, increase,

Feminine nature, smooth, soothing,

Giggles of babies spark astonishing (3)

 

The noisy children at a playground,

A village market is crowded, sounds.

Invades peace, sunset fades all noise,

Silence the magical music life poise, (4)

 

Ringing bell of bullocks home-bound,

Chiming, the bell of a temple resounds,

Night train whistles, memory hunts,

Moos cows in the backyards, fronts, (5)

 

A humming bee at the lotus pond,

Butterfly colorful pattern lives, fond,

Chick in the nest chirp listen faintly,

Birds nearer with noise incidentally, (6)

 

A symphony and sequence of guitar,

Folklore songs of a boatman, and far,

Mesmerizes the distant flute, wave,

The nightingale sings, melody, pave, (7)

 

Peace and a blissful state unforeseen,

A soul, the Lord's creation between,

Song life beseech and bewitchingly,

Lotus blossoms pink spontaneously. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 6th September 2025

Themes: Life is a song, primal

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