PEACE AND PERSUIT

Wakeful rainy nights, fearful stare,
Thunder and lightning awful dare,
Parallel life and horror cacophony,
Sadness and troubles accompany (1)

Dream fades and butterfly unseen,
Hunger blistering summer screen,
Memories float or mural frighten,
Failed to escape condition shaken, (2)

No rainbows, azure sky, and clouds,
Looked disappointed, crying loudly,
Why the destiny, cruel, frustrating?
Where has sunshine gone, rotting? (3)

Dearly learned yearn for happiness,
Love, care, and sympathy impress,
Deride by self-esteem divide well,
Vanquished or gain victory dwell, (4)

Scarcely saw the lotus bloom bee,
Intoxicating fragrance beauty see,
Unfound, soothing voices healing,
Lack a melody of life, scintillating, (5)

But never submerged to sorrows,
Looks forward to happy tomorrows,
May opportunity provide scopes,
Fortunate soul escapes life, elopes, (6)

Hopeful, rosy future invites, assure,
Bask in the silvery light encounter,
Enamor the verdant valley forest,
Lost among the trees, mist attest, (7)

Born not to perish but to cherish,
Peace and pursuit, precious wish,
Fruits and flowers, deeds, indeed,
A mission of life is to view a seed. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 18th September 2025
Themes: Life and purpose
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RESILIENCE AND LOVE

Minutely observed the baby, smiles,
Hot summer, parched soil, devastates,
Miles, females walk with a pitcher, fate,
The child in the waist laughs in its style, (1)

San shade of tree life searches, water,
Plough field paramount the season,
Rain inundates corn fields, a reason,
Fertile soil sowing paddies, enamor, (2)

Village pond to the brim, the moon,
Lily grows, blooms, ecstasy pervades,
Lotus waits, morning masquerade,
Bullock carts the ringing hear soon, (3)

Forgotten a thirsty summer festive,
Autumn knocks hearts irrespective,
Cakes and sweets, boiled rice, new,
Agrarian festival offered a faith view, (4)

Baby swims in the pool, running wild,
Careful and concerned mother mild,
The mirth, happiness, and hospitality,
Village life, infectious, admire quality, (5)

The aroma and smoke from cottages,
Not gold, jewels, and diamond craze,
A living form of coexistence is amicable,
Farmers pray to the Lord, effort capable, (6)

The city is far, allures nature, verdant,
Village folk, their legacy lives vibrant,
Unaware of luxury comfort and ego,
Visible innocence viable loving agog, (7)

A mother, her smile, child, the waist,
Resilience and love the mural, attest,
Surviving in modern times requires,
Balances the complexity of life aspire. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 17th September 2025
Themes: Rural life is miraculously happy
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THE DIARY AND LIFE

 

Lost days forgotten incidents float,

Cherish moments, tearfully escort,

Soaked with emotion tidal thought,

The misery and pain, solace sought, (1)

 

Stranger became friend, soul mate,

Romantic hours live communicate,

Sutured with spider net, dream well,

Etched in the inner chamber, sequel (2)

 

The childhood budding youth sense,

Letters clipped, stored, love intense,

The thrill and throb entwine a magic,

Union and separation surfaces, tragic, (3)

 

Parental care, love, attention remind,

Wakeful nights on sickbed, soul find,

The teacher acts as a magic stone well,

Read, write, and speak change prevail, (4)

 

Left the home, switched to a nest,

Marriage and kids are sweet, a test.

Chicks flew far off, hatched life lonely,

Diary is complete, stays melancholy, (5)

 

Hard to remember friends, neighbors,

Sad to commemorate the memory lane,

Crisscross the gully blind lane, unsure,

The boulevard lamp post touch, in vain (6)

 

Wrote the magnetic sunrise dusk ink,

The flock of the birds flies, azure I wink,

Waves to the sea kiss foot, sultry air,

Distant horizon merges my life share, (7)

 

Forgotten memories, the diary, and life,

Peace, happiness, and pleasure, a strife,

Read my own diary, cinematic real roll,

In the twilight years, pages to scroll. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 5th September 2025

Themes: Forgotten Memories

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 A PORTER AND THE DILEMMA

The wage and toil incessant effort,
A brass badge, red shirt, well, escorts,
The story of earning, yearning mix,
His tears invisible bargains, life fix, (1)

Ambiguous a solace, perspire well,
Sweat and a morsel of food, a sequel,
Unknown traveler and destination,
The baggage and burden, emotion, (2)

Kids, females, and laughter pervade,
Whistles a train, time masquerade,
He rarely meets the passenger feel,
The secret of human dreams reveals (3)

A luggage of gold, assets, and dress,
Attachment deceives ensure losses,
Upon his head fails to touch clearly,
His life, carrying goods, a melancholy, (4)

The shanty, a hut, happiness fuels,
Abode of peace, nothingness dwells,
Strikes hunger, sickness, a predator,
Crowds at the platform, the savior, (5)

Recover from calamity, rebuild fine,
Infinite patience, successful, define,
Witness union happy tear, immune,
The pain of a separation, and fume (6)

The drama of human life performs,
Exists, a sole observer at platforms,
Confused and bemused, witnesses,
The realm, realize, illusory, impress, (7)

Remember the timings, perfect, well.
Arrival and departure, match sequel,
A porter and the dilemma, touching,
Entwine his life and a soul searching. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 16th September, 2025
Themes: Unfolds life before a porter
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CANDLE FLAME

 

Remote chance to succeed determines,

Courageous fights, face troubles, lines,

Entwine victory and defeat, victorious,

Unexpected gain moments, curious, (1)

 

Darkness, fear hunt life, lose direction,

Light at the end of a tunnel, life caution,

Pivotal success and failure, lamplights,

Survival of human life miracle defeats, (2)

 

War and peace happen, puzzles amity,

Safe and secure, no guarantee, security,

Compromise repercussion in between,

Between horns of dilemmas, time wins (3)

 

Love, soft corner of the heart, enamor,

Anger, hatred, jealousy, and ego, horror,

Equal and opposite colors, sadly, exist,

Mute and deaf, blind mind often resists, (4)

 

Attachment to gold assets and relations,

Detachment spark of soul san emotion,

Confined voluntarily, invisible the chain,

Freedom wings of fire flies, time regain, (5)

 

The vibrant valley forest fire self-deeds,

Milling crowds, malls, busy lives indeed,

Tired face a morass in luxury, comforts,

Search desperately, solace lonely effort, (6)

 

The green mountains, waterfalls, ravine,

Rising sun over meadows glows, shines,

dew on the blade of grass resembles pearls,

Oven in the cottage burns a fume curls, (7)

 

Bald mountain peak, silhouettes terrify,

Candle flame burns bright, lighting defy,

Erases the darkness, dogma, and doubt,

Removes suspicions, truth lotus sprout. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 15th September 2025

Themes: Light removes ignorance

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TODAY AND TOMORROW

 

Situation inescapable, life languishes,

Bonded to circumstances life wishes,

The darkness of dungeon hell shows,

Gradually, chains disappear, it knows, (1)

 

Discard ignominy, sacrilege, and scar,

The crimson glory brings hope, aspire,

Scary past fails to hunt hopeful seeks,

Rosy future peace happiness, creeps, (2)

 

Anonymous unknown prowls and rise,

Spread name and fame, time surprise,

Deeds indeed influence, get applause,

Dream fades at the dawn, loves oppose, (3)

 

Loved, adored, admired, and personal,

Gold, asset or property, phenomenal,

Today, in possession is lost, a lesson,

Submerges in sadness, prick emotion, (4)

 

Cherish life, cheerful, smile, graceful,

Stolen the hilarious heart, soul, awful,

Sufficient tears irrecoverable realize,

Courage and caution, efforts precise, (5)

 

Attempt to erase contempt, confess,

Path of life, bed of rose thorn wishes,

Trickles a blood hurt progress excite,

Velvety grassland morning life recite, (6)

 

Obnoxious smell, busy life, hectic, well,

Money, sweeter than honey, a sequel,

Reject the subject of view, passionate,

Beautiful nature attracts, promulgate, (7)

 

The cycle of love and tears, tests of life,

Today and tomorrow smile and strife,

Today clouds shroud the sun, remorse,

Tomorrow, bright sunshine, of course. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 14th September 2025

Themes: Change occurs

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 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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