CHANGING LIFE

 

CHANGING LIFE

Memories hunt the past linger,
Overflowing emotion, silent singers,
An amazing transformation happens,
Surprise instantly, a heart is shaken, (1)

Vanished numerous dreams trail,
Attempt, effort, consequence, fail,
Her budding youth adolescence,
First sensations of intimacy and intense (2)

A mere touch, thrill, throbbing heart,
Wakeful night seeks a presence in fact,
The union separation adds sorrow,
Tearfully accept her love, borrow, (3)

Grew tall, flew higher in the sky, yet,
Conjugal love opening petal duet,
Ocean of devotion, the mind seeks,
Search over the cliff and a creek, (4)

The fragrance of flowers, rosy lures,
Fledgling chicks make alluring sure,
So was her life, a beautiful, shy heart.
Become a housewife, a time impact (5)

Flower to fruit seed sprouted a lot,
Tomorrow is different, time to escort,
Innocence insecurity no more, stay.
Tension worries accumulate play (6)

She is a colorful butterfly pattern,
Attractive beauty figures she learns,
Magnetic eyes, electric her charm,
Soothing voice, her response warm, (7)

Why steal time? birds not visible,
Petals of dried flowers fell terribly,
A queer feeling, her soul in a void,
Changing life, she probes and avoids (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 6 July 2026
Themes: Life progresses soon

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MIRAGE OF THE MIND

 Mirage of the Mind

Searches the human heart for water,
Parched lips, thirsty dreams shatter,
Quicksand, an elusive mind waylaid sadly,
Endless sand dunes trap life easily,

No escape from an expanse till horizons,
Paranoid thoughts provoke reasons,
Lifeless under the blistering, heated sun,
A line of camel travelers was defeated,

Resembling hope against hope stays,
Continue amid distrust, satirical plays,
Golden sands make life lose its track,
Aspiration and failure symbolize a mark,

Merciless wind lacks lush green valleys,
Baseless dreams sweep remorse’s tally,
Not a bush or wildflower, present, says,
Unspoken agonies and miseries in many ways,

Wavy patterns of sand, edges of dunes,
Restless, humans run after fortune,
A drop of moisture denied at the deathbed,
Losing consciousness, conscience threads,

Fewer realize the human heart disobeys,
At the last minute, know the Lord, praise,
Collect the remaining strength on no basis.
Mirage of the mind, discover an oasis!

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 5 July 2026
Themes: Thoughts act as quicksand
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DESPERATE

 

DESPERATE

Quagmire, surreptitious feeling,
Unpleasant situations, sinking,
Lost hope failed to utterly shatter,
Human life progress encounters
Feelings of sinking, miss bottom,
Miracles possess life, trick some,
Discovers a root branch to hold,
Saves precious life lessons gold,
Attempt innumerable survive fit,
Human emotions, cries discreetly,
Beg mercy, plead for help, tearful,
Circumstances, events of life, fearful,
Coming out of hunger, poverty,
Experience lessons find security,
Miniscule or inkling conscience,
Wisdom fights circumvent mince,
Analyzes hazards, invisible, guess,
Desperate life prepared to impress,
Observe love, disrupted, disliked,
Magnetic love attracts life, licked,
Education career possession list,
Asset wealth land influence mist,
Desperate life to grab steals, unfair,
Not virtue but vice crumbled hire,
Equally, the human spirit is desperate,
Success, sacrifices, virtuous traits,
Human life is short, attempt quickly,
A desperate attitude gains timely,
Silver lining human excels in quality,
Desperate attempt to gain purity,
Practice shedding prejudice price,
Discipline hire inclination justice,
Amazes life, mysterious world,
Feed desperation capitulate mold,
Path two ways impulsive attempt,
Other name desperation contempt,
Revive, survive, or quagmire waits,
Watch dreadful pictures or baits,
Trick saves life from the teeth of death
Desperate attempt roots wealth,
Clasp tightly, come out, in vision,
Now or never act, clue desperation,
Risqué from the quagmire wisely,
A desperate attempt is saved promptly.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Act honestly
Date: 4 July 2026
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KALEIDOSCOPE OF LOVE

 

KALEIDOSCOPE OF LOVE

 

Feeling deep affection, maturity,

Essay emotion, intarsia suture,

Speechless overwhelm entwines,

Love, encompass, heart between, (1)

 

 Mind heart limb invisible lurch,

Manifest, immaculate, feel touch,

Wordless to define and explain best,

Nectar of self-feel, translate test, (2)

 

 Love stuff embodiment of divine,

Pure, selfless sustain world fine,

The critical component, life balance,

Sans love, existences avalanche, (3)

 

 Fountain rainbow color enchant,

Blue River ocean sky loves instant,

Green forest icy slope mountain,

Charms beauty nature maintain, (4)

 

 Season ornate hot and cold, rain,

Bloom flowers fragrant hue tame,

Earth-nature writes poems, love,

Human sorrow sickness, dissolve, (5)

 

 Spiritual divine love towards the Lord,

Trust Creator reciprocates accord,

Spiritual love, human heart shelter,

Path of realization loves surrender, (6)

 

The universe, in voids, manifests planets,

Earth, water, air, fire, space, relate,

Atom attaches with atom cohesion,

Define bond only love neat sustain, (7)

 

Ask how love looks, draw a picture,

Open up lotus Sunrises surrender,

Petal detaches from mud water lit,

Fragrance kaleidoscope love, depict. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Themes: Love is intriguing, empowering

Date: 3 July 2026

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SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO LIVE

 

SEARCHING FOR A WAY TO LIVE

Desert sand bed, I sleep under the sky,
A sandstorm is rising, covering eyes,
Laughs at me, a cactus stands quietly,
Bristling thorns, pink flowers lovely, (1)

Defy human heart survival surfaces,
Encounter predatory nature traces,
Knew will be buried under the sand,
Extinction of civilization, understand, (2)

Enjoying sleep in the snow field, well,
An avalanche will be over me, dwell,
No sign of life or trace was found.
Alongside lush green meadows hail, (3)

Immerges fountains, springs, flowers,
Questions to the soul threaten hours,
Nature is beautiful and serene; it stays,
Human actions, reckless, in many ways, (4)

Quietly watch rainy days or flooding,
Swept away, villages sank in brooding,
The quiet river is now angry, furious,
Breaks embankment images, curious, (5)

Slept on a wooden bench on a winter night,
Spine-chilling cold wind, dark eyesight,
Weathers birds on nests, street animals,
Surprise a human life, delicate and small, (6)

Heartbroken, a pretence meaningless,
Boast wisdom, intelligence, yet distress,
There is a way to save life and get pleasure,
Walks now in the mountains treasure, (7)

Realization, not war devastation, grave,
Searching for a way to live, a future to save,
Whisper, fresh breeze, wild grass smiled,
Challenge not the nature, a mind is wild (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 2 July 2026
Themes: The human can survive
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SUBSTLE MESSAGE

 SUBTLE MESSAGE

Stars twinkle in the night peacefully,
Full moon with a rabbit shines bright,
Shadows the branches wind plays,
Leaves are a musical symphony, really. (1)

A droplet of rain continuously tears, runs,
The river moves to meet the ocean,
Disobeying mind colludes with the heart,
Desires, scantily fulfilled, soul mourns, (2)

Intoxicated honey bee wild search,
In between petals attract nectar,
Flower to pollen dust, congratulate,
Magnetic moments happiness lurch, (3)

Look from the open window in silence,
Thoughts flow to the brim, visible,
The heart compels us to tell many stories,
Lips are busy drinking tears, sense, (4)

Love intensely reminds many a word,
You failed to understand my eyes,
An ocean of unspoken emotion stays,
Hope someday, I will get a reward, (5)

Countless subtle messages provoke,
The eye's silence transmits touches,
The mind you possess happily feels,

Soul unite with soul lovingly revoke, (6)

Accepts embracing and separation,
Still rebellious search eyes disobey,
The softness, caring, healing touch,
Whispers in the ear emit devotion. (7)

 

Wait, dear, patiently every moment,
Dearly want your presence to return,
Near the open door, a window check,
Match resemblance, walk, feel current, (viii)

Born to love, speak all secrets freely,
Confess and confide incidents,
Endless gossip, subtle message
Verses of soul, eyes, silence essays (9)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 1 July 2026
Themes: Verses of Soul
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ESCAPE FROM THE PAST

 

ESCAPE FROM THE PAST

The heavy burden of family tension stays,
Many a time she searched for a way,
The monthly bill, groceries, and electricity,
House rent, water tax, life, no security, (1)

Meager is the income of the husband, plights
Workload to late-night absence fright,
Children on the school bus return to wait,
Her life, a housewife's complex trait, (2)

Narrow gullies crisscross drain stinks,
Dirty children's playful innocence links,
Shanty houses in rows, an urban picture,
Shiny malls, restaurants, and hotels allure (3)

What a contrast to the middle-class!!
The deprivation of street life, in mass,
A morsel of food, a pang of hunger, ill,
She saw everything when life was to heal? (4)

The noise, dust, smoke, traffic, rush,
Disgusting, she walks with her saree brush,
Suffocate the high-rise building light,
Pavement potholes, rain, flood sight, (5)

Dream of paradise and scenic places,
Look vacantly through the window,
She planned a trip, ticket was canceled.
Frustration, anguish, but hope surfaces (6)

She got her train reservation confirmed,
Packing her baggage, saving life planned,
Mesmerize the sea, beach, and golden sand,
A sunrise, fishermen, well understand, (7)

The sultry, moist wind waves advance,
Chirps seagull, a rare pleasure, enhances,
Escape from the past stood motionless,
Aural Divine glory she missed impress. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 30 June 2026
Themes: Contrast of city and serenity
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