BRIKEN GLASS

 

BROKEN GLASS

The child had mild unruly hair,
Black face diamond she shares,
Ruffle her frock, eyes attractive,
Sharp nose, white teeth, achieve,
Looked once at her, a village girl,
Her childish smile, innocent world,
Etched in my memory long ago,
Felt pity uneducated lacked ego,
Grew up, beautiful, unmatched,
Migrated to urban life attached,
Melodious her song, dance, a tribal
Caught public attention electrically,
Market icon for cosmetics, dress,
Gold ornament bangles impress.
Her property assets, apartment, car,
Tribal, a village girl to a female at par,
Saw her picture, life story disbelief,
The girl I saw once, happy in relief,
She had the mirror in her possession,
Manicured attire adds emotion,
This was her only asset to mint gold,
Mirror oval her face, hooked life bold,
She heard her parents had passed away,
Looked like a ghost longed for a boon,
All her assets, gold money, failed a fact,
Parents departed, with less return in fact,
Shattered her life, she lost her brother,
No more looked a carrier, less bother,
Decided, returned, village firm house,
The broken mirror lacked a spouse,
Cousin sister, a creeper swinging rope,
Her life-broken mirror song is her hope.

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 14 April 2026
Themes: Death is cruel (A fiction)
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A FOUNTAIN OF SOLACE

 

A FOUNTAIN OF SOLACE

Realizes self wakes up,
Fragile limbs raise hope,
Mind now aware arrive,
No, wait, world reprieve,
Afloat in the womb a spirit,
Watch faces smile, greet
Solves query meets now,
The realm manifest vow,
Soul exists in a void quest,
Sojourn to know how to invest,
Beyond a birth-death cycle,
The soul feels no pain or trouble,
At least know love and pleasure,
Fountain of solace and fear
Earth being, soul forget,
Enjoy the world,
Love, care, thrill nature,
Animal, plant, bird allure,
Ocean, sky blue, verdure,
Deep green flowers’ color,
River, lake, and Purple Dawn,
Fountain of solace and earn,
Never guess duality a real,
Pain, misery, tears, surreal,
Doubt clouds the mind, blind,
Truth or false, rights ever to find,
Illusions a mirage, curious,
Insatiate senses if delirious,
Darkens life, toes horror test,
Pure soul tense, worry rest,
Sojourn now faces a morass,
Dries up a fountain of solace,
Write my agony, dreamless,
Sick limbs, mind in distress,
River of life floods pain, sadness,
Tearful, don’t realize, get mad,
Rivers that meet the sea exist,
My soul in freedom, Godsend,
Regain eternity, death perish,
Pleasures, pain, and sadness miss,
Illusions fade into a void to float,
Fountain of solace, only boat,
The boat, I hope, will reach shore,
Lord waits for me and enamor,
Ripe age saw a world mystic,
Contemplate time al’ ecstatic,
Time is near, who if whisper,
Birth and demise rotate securely,
Never O’ soul free of bondage,
Realization of a creator craze,
Living here on the planet, moon,
Sun, star, cosmos eager croon,
Seek O spirit His due presence,
Feel in the core of the heart,
Dawn breaks, I pray, and sunrise,
Brilliance, His aura me surmise,
Hope to meet Lord never crash,
Hug him to get a fountain of solace,

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Realization
Shared: 13 April 2026
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PESSIMIST

 

PESSIMIST

Tagged with bleak vision found,
Failures hurt his heart surround,
No Successful efforts, fruitless pain,
He turned pessimistic, life insane,
Far from crowds humiliated, stung,
His words are taken as wrong,
Chosen solitary life, happy single,
Desists from people never mingling,
Believed the Godless world to be cruel,
Seen hunger, poverty, and death dwell,
Heard bitter cries, no one listening,
Poor children, and eyes glistening,
He stood, observed the trees leafless,
No flowers or fruits live ruthlessly,
Parched land grassless frustrate,
The lifeless vision in front demonstrates
He saw a dark cloud hovering over the rain,
Drained, drenched, and fully joyous again,
What has been seen today spouts grass,
See comes with a lot of budding enemas
Thought fruits will follow in season,
Dark mind played havoc on the reason,
The attitude of human life brings change,
Defeats pessimism, his heart avenges,
No more did he think his life fruitless,
Short yet priceless devastated strife,
The night will pass the sun will rise again.
Realizing, he smiled at himself, as a fool,
Wise enough to devote a transform,
Perform or perish, buy or die, decided
Almighty at his side presiding,

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 12 April 2026
Themes: Life has a purpose
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TRANSPARENT

 TRANSPARENT

Amazed, life so intriguing stays,
Entwine threads, thought ways,
Bubbles of hope desire profuse,
Look at the heart search refuse,
Hidden in the closest chamber,
Wish lists human spires longer,
Ever wishes fulfilled? life happy,
An amusing human face felt creepy,
Wanton desires genuine, silent,
Love life flows not transparently,
Life is colorful, fragrant, ecstatic,
River water transparent mystic,
Visible are the gravel rocks below,
Deceives the depth facts show,
Everything underneath is visible,
Lessons for humans are incredible,
Transparency resemblance says,
The truth of human deeds tells the way,
Life flows like clean water hail,
Purity, love, and sympathy sail,
Whirlpool, the river gets muddy, sad,
The human mind is motivated to bad,
Clean water in rivers is lost soon.
Transparent once muddy loom,
Polluted harmful equivalent fit,
The human mind is polluted, lo unfit,
Sinful deeds, fertile mind breeds,
Flooded river, sand, threat field,
Visible love, affection, in the heart,
Transparent life praised impact,
Flows like a pristine river service,
Such a human match acts justice,
For example, for others, serenity lit,
Life flows for them in an ordinary fit,
Live for others, detached, clean,
Life stays in memory lanes, win
The river flows forever transparent,
People remember long, apparent,
Such people, one in thousands,
Leading a transparent life stands

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Clean life
Written: 8 April 2026
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BEFORE JUMPING INTO THE WATER

 

BEFORE JUMPING INTO THE WATER

Life is troublesome and difficult,
Uninvited obstacle poses a wall,
Fueled frustration points the fault,

Harassed, brokenhearted survive,
Hope is a driving force, encourages,
Pitfalls are natural dreams revive,

The morass, dark water lake exists,
Bottomless life drowns indecisive,
Scope to escape, the path persists,

Love precious life happiness well,
Pleasure, comfort, and fame wait,
Decide the fate, destiny, it prevails,

Sunrise, the peak of effort is fruitful,
Inspire, inflame, strengthen, and delight,
Changes the dark water, colorful,

Think O, human, halt and ponder,
Grab the opportunity, transform,
Fame and fortune, lovely plunder,
Glorious deeds, memories forever.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 7 April 2026
Themes: Prevent squandering life
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FAITH IS FRAGILE

 

FAITH IS FRAGILE

A nightmare revisits again,
Misses spring faith remain,
Dawn to break sunlit sight,
Jasmine calls scents delight,
The world awakens to life, busy
Puzzle makes one feel uneasy,
Earth, humans are hostile,
Spirit apprehends summer,
Dark cloud, spread horizon,
Heart sadder yet no reason,
Horror lightning, thunder,
Midday sun hides dark sky,
In fright, the self is fragile, faith,
Spirit trusts faith dominates,
A nightmare does dissipate,
Mind alone depress thought
Spring brought news, decent,
The mirth, festival of color, vanishes,
Life in health pales hopes miss,
Faith loses a fragile breath,
Hopes to cement a fragile faith
Doubtful dark mind travels a lot,
Stalks dark forest-like thought,
Worry, fear, anxiety all thread,
People shudder at doubt raid,
Obstinacy, arrogance, do blind,
People raise strong faith, find
Simple life, clean distancing,
Nature-friendly fit demanding,
Simple mask, washes practice,
Death fails to terrorize a race,
Least realize lessons disgrace,
Leave illusive temptation lust,
Greed, ego, and accumulating.
Truth is faith in transient life,
Differs between butter and knife,
The body perishes, or butter melts,
Knife and time in a duel dealt,
If humans sizzle in pure faith,
Trust Earth, nature, real wealth,
Pure earth, fresh air, soil, water,
True faith bountiful crop, sure.
Revisit illness messages learned,
Earn the truth of life or fever burn,
One world, one human race fit,
Race color fragile faiths intuit,
One creator, one object realized,
Faith is fragile, untrue precisely.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 6 April 2026
Themes: Life, Earth,

and Nature inseparable
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THE FIRST LIGHT

 

THE FIRST LIGHT

When the darkness envelopes,
The mind searches for hope,
Wishes to spread wings and fly,
Doubts, suspicions cripple defy, (1)

Lost the glorious day and love,
Disappear the identity resolve,
Procrastination, leisurely sleep,
Misses opportunity soul weep, (2)

Romantic night dreams stolen,
Tension tortures the heart, mourn.
Fear hunt, horror prowl ghost,
A cruel mind plays and catches, (3)

Flooding tears miss dear ones,
The night is lonely, soul frowns,
Solitude and silence lamp post,
Mute and deaf to agonies host, (4)

The fresh and cold wind touches,
A magic wand transforms much,
The calm water of the lake flamed,
The soul watch sight delighted, (5)

A transformation experience,
The azure sky bright life swing,
Disappear gloom and lethargy,
The dawn breaks, pour energy, (6)

Returns happiness and peace,
The hilarious heart sways, wish,
Tomorrow changes and today,
Renewed aspirations, the way, (7)

Stands still to watch the sunrise well,
The first light on the peak hail,
Begins a walk from a milestone,
The secret of human life is to learn. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 5 April 2026
Themes: The true discovery
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