MUSICAL MURAL

 

MUSICAL MURAL

Abode of the Lord, a paradise stays,
Allure the scenery, travel always,
Abundant pleasure thrills surround,
Forget worry, tension, joy rebounds, (1)

The hills' gentle slope, lush green say,
Narrow road serpentine throb a way,
Cattle are grazing lazily on velvet grass,
Cowherd boy chases to dispel a morass, (2)

Ethereal melodies, picturesque frame,
Question if it is a dream reality in vain,
Stand on a cliff far below a sandy beach,
The ocean, numerous waves, see each (3)

White foam like a snake hood all crash,
Shells, colorful pebbles, and waves lash.
My sand castle, hidden desires vanish,
Quitting the scenic beauty, a life perishes, (4)

Leaving a long breath, I turned my head,
Distant horizon mountain peaks thread,
A floating white cloud hung slowly, lovely,
The moist air, wet aroma, feels divine, (5)

A crashing waterfall, white raises sound,
Blue water pool is full and spilling around,
Speechless, the magnetic moments stay,
To move forward on the path of life dismays (6)

Narrow waterway, tiny boat, and boatman,
A bamboo stick in a row, scenic shores span,
Mangrove, cranes nesting, fledgling, a sight,
Gentle breeze, slow waves provide delight, (7)

Whispers of a wind, noises of a drizzle feel,
White bubble plural is my pleasure to reveal.
Leave for home, quit the paradise intrinsic,
Musical mural stays in the heart, mesmeric, (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 21 July 2026
Themes: Nature is melodious
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WHERE BIRDS FLY

 

WHERE BIRDS FLY

Dark clouds passed, still air radiates,
A setting sun background well indicates,
Permeates peace, quiet pictures enamor,
Homebound birds' silhouette nest allure, (1)

The wings resemble freedom, a wide span,
Circulating in a flock, happiness presides,
Absence of fear of a net cage symbolizes,
The human heart seeks freedom to realize (2)

The sun was at the zenith above in the sky,
Birds soar to altitude, fail to touch, and fly,
Freedom of human life rises, encounter,
Name and fame under time disappear, (3)

Contemplated absence of chain rules,
Free to speak and write, painting tools,
The hues, soaked with emotions, are plenty,
Lack predators' horror tremble scantily, (4)

Hawk eagle with claws, pointed beaks,
Nowhere seen to hunt, return to the peaks,
Society and public life exist in harmony,
Violence, arson, and looting, peace resists, (5)

Humans walk on pavement and in malls,
The mirth mirrors the birds' delight call,
Incessant chirping will be silent soon,
No bird in the sky, in the nest a boon, (6)

Noises of the city at sunset fade quickly,
Cuckoo and nightingale in melancholy,
Transcends magnetic song to forecast,
Assure birds to fly again, a dawn impact, (7)

No boundaries and borders, a life defies,
The sky is the kingdom, and where birds fly,
May the country reflect a rare serenity,
Love and brotherhood mean perpetuity (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 2o July 2026
Themes: A Place where there is no fear
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CUPID

 

CUPID

Look, happiness pervades healing,
Recovered sick, embraces, smiling,
Fragrant flowers, colorful, eloquent,
Human life resurrects yet diligent, (1)

The serenity of life, primal living, stays.
Overcome trauma trouble convey,
Forgotten past, future rosy attract,
Witness a young couple yet impacted, (2)

Romantic heart life seeks pleasure,
Green velvet, valley cupid measure,
Wildflowers and acute smell wait,
Seed of love romance poetic duet, (3)

Heart and heartthrob in synch,
Soul and soul together, life pink,
Humans love Cupid's arrows straight,
Balances society and country quietly, (4)

Prefers life, peace, and happiness a lot.
Conjugal life is a pillar of support,
Displaced hatred, envy cupid acts,
Distribute seeds, love plenty react, (5)

Education hub offices workplace,
Lonely humans find a partner in grace,
Cupid's action saves a tortured heart,
Propose marriage arranged in fact, (6)

Humans love soul-to-soul intimate,
Worth living till the last vent,
Escapes sadness, age, loneliness,
Cupid has no age bar, impresses (7)

Love and live a happy family, stay.
Marriage ceremony, children say
Flows flood of happy tears invites,
Cupid brings new members, excites, (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Seeds of Love
Date: 14 July 2026
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CARDINAL CREDENCE

 

CARDINAL CREDENCE

Self-awareness blooms intimately,
Teenage curiosity, pleasant lately,
The day is in automatic progress,
The world awakens life impresses,(1)

Events happen in time, a miracle,
From dawn to dusk, order is visible,
A morning bird's call in freedom,
Blue sky, bird circles, at random, (2)

At dusk, birds search for their nest,
Tired human desperate for rest,
Incredible dreamlands manifest,
Night thickens, darkness attests, (3)

In a noisy world, arguments conflict,
Anxiety and aspersions inflict scorn,
A hurt heart, an acid tongue inflict,
Lies disguise pretentious lives resist, (4)

Anger hurts, the mind acts abnormally,
Conscience tells a soul decently,
A bright sunny day entices the mind,
Conspiring to revolt, rebels unkind, (5)

Influence corrupts the teenage mind,
Evening prayer abruptly silences,
Peace, calmness, the divine assures,
Reason focuses, warns of the error (6)

Unknown, unseen, the Lord speaks,
Mind reads a holy book, feels weak,
The book says, He exists clearly,
A seed in a fruit dreams of a future (7)

Pray to the Lord to grant patience,
Reject all vows of cardinal credence.
Enemy, a spirit of doubt intense,
Betrayal birth ends in confluence. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Betrays a mind, God helps
Date: 13 July 2026
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THE GIFT OF LIFE

 

THE GIFT OF LIFE

Writing the poem with tears, realized,
Writing the letters in blood, surprised,
Life and blood are interrelated, essential,
Malnourished, less blood consequential, (1)

Tears and sweat are linked to blood, well,
The heart pumps, circulates in veins, tells,
Symptom of life breathing blood fuel,
Energy of the human replenishes dwell, (2)

Soldier shed blood at a frontier, brave,
Protects the countrymen, boldly saves,
Donate blood, a divine duty to the sick, dying,
Lives up, recover the life, time-defying (3)

A family for generations, inherits blood,
The same feature natures duly accord,
Grandfather, father, and children discover,
The human departs, but blood forever, (4)

Keep the race, culture, and perfect lifestyle,
Descendants carry in vein, not fragile,
Siblings of the same blood fight bitterly,
Property matters harm life critically, (5)

Skin is black, brown, yellow, and white,
Eyes green or black, the same eyesight,
Casts, creeds, and religion divide hell,
Color of blood red, discrimination yell, (6)

Animal slaughter blood is red, amazing.
Non-violence breeding cattle, all images,
Blood causes brightness to shine a life,
Depleted bloodlessness presents strife (7)

Life is precious, and blood donations exist.
Gift of life links a love, refuses to resist,
Who saves the human life, God knows.
Gracefully, life is indebted to a dying show. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 12 July 2026
Themes: Donate blood, the gift of life
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STRAW

 

STRAW

Life sinks into the whirlpool quickly,
Save life soon, spontaneously, well,
Humans, a precious life, dare dwell.
Capture a floating straw and intuit (1)

Imaginary hallucination activates,
Life struggles, troubled intentions,
Impending danger, deadly caution,
Invisible helping hand saves graces, (2)

Lesson for life: who helps get help
Drowning in swirling water shapes,
An unknown hand pulls up and saves a life,
Countless examples of escapes, a strife (3)

Condemned to the street gets sympathy,
Unknown yet kind-hearted empathy,
Straw in the flooding water capture,
Life sinking stays afloat yet enamored, (4)

Straw repudiates debt, the darkness,
Reality exists in the world and impresses.
Solve all problems, debt-ridden heal,
Lessons to humans, happiness seal, (5)

Humans discover the straw miracle,
Failed mission gets success at an angle,
A few are fortunate to get timely support,
A straw in the swirling water does escort. (6)

Stood in the park, twilight approached,
Octogenarian, a sick person search,
Desperate to return home, I want help,
Hold his hand, guide a friendly shape, (7)

Leading a lonely life with no one to care,
Visiting him quite often owes a share,
Watch his sickness necessity in love,
Human-to-human heart helps solve (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: A help to survive
Date: 11 July 2026
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GOLDEN EARTH

 

GOLDEN EARTH

Watch helplessly as the sweltering heat,
Blunders humans commit and repeat,
Bald Mountain peak slope stays fearsome,
Verdant valley, meadow less welcome, (1)

Wild flowers, lavender, invisible sadly,
Wildfire in the grassland forest, badly,
Summer time dry bed of the river, see,
Rain plays havoc with a flurry of floods, fiery (2)

A winter smog-filled city is polluted.
Arrival spring, blossoms pale sighted,
A parched cornfield peasant looks up,
Contemplates this year's drought crop, (3)

Black smoke concrete world displays,
The name of modernity nature sadly plays,
Melting ice cloudburst destroys lives,
Roofless roadside life doom believes (4)

All these pictures are manmade stare.
Golden cornfields in waves, play air,
Nightingales and cuckoo in the night,
Signal springtime wildflowers delight, (5)

Snow peaks radiant at sunrise prevail,
Verdure luxurious growth green well,
Serenely flows the river, blue stream,
Heat wave disappeared, feel a dream, (6)

Green revolution soil is precious, hint
Greenhouse, pollution-free, lives meant,
The flock of birds merrily flying indicates,
Lotus blooms in the pond lake dictate, (7)

Animal world rising species and the forest,
Mistakes humans realize and slowly correct,
Golden Earth is rare in the universe, felt.
Preserve or face oblivion naturally melt. (viii)

Date: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 10 July 2026
Themes: Protect the Earth & soil
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