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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HAND OF FATE

An invisible, subtle presence exists,

Indomitable spirit, courage resists,

Bitter struggle, nightmarish dream,

Battle for survival, escape extreme, (1)

 

Humans write destiny, destructive,

The gold and assets, life assertive,

Mercuric metal silvery flow sadly,

Diamond is a carbon rock, widely (2)

 

Empires increased, crumbled fast,

Remnants of charred history last,

Feminine beauty, magnetic allure,

Caused invasion, fearful, plunder, (3)

 

The earth, borders altered, fiery,

Perish victorious and vanquished,

Vibrant landscape eliminates this,

Time and the generation cherish, (4)

 

Human greed, lust, and passion,

Attenuates desire, evil emotion,

Snatch happiness, peace stolen,

Lost love, dejected, realize, frown, (5)

 

Play the dice game or gamble,

The bar, wine parlor, life mingle

Loss of money, property, wealth,

Worry and tension steal health, (6)

 

Indiscipline separates a family,

Self mistakes mistaken awfully,

Repentant, rarely heal, recover,

Blunders motivate, lives suffer, (7)

 

Not the Lord punishes directly,

The deed of humans, mistakenly,

Hand of Fate, card games muse,

Life is a loser, the hand amuse. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 5th September 2025

Themes: Fate handles a self-choice

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THE BRICK WALL

Labyrinths of tissue, blood cements,
A soul, mind, and heart life laments,
No coordination and different views,
Missing rainbow of colors, and hue, (1)

Brick by brick, layered truth prevails,
Undying belief, reliance, rarely fail,
The mortar in between is love ties,
Vision of life erect barricade defies, (2)

Profound peace and care, attitude,
Savors the elixir of bliss in solitude,
Absent a corrosion porous partition,
Impregnable from evil, corruption, (3)

The dark corners of the mind hideous,
Lurks suspicion, doubt, life is jealous,
Perpetual sadness, unfounded pain,
In the shadow of the wall lies stain, (4)

Mistrust of self, the world exists,
A hell chained a soul fears persist,
On one side, the darkness tortures,
The moon stars clouded disappear, (5)

Bright side, the sunshine reflects,
Enlightenment, awareness deflect,
The warmth of realization flows,
Bask in the glory the soul shows, (6)

No quarrel, conflict, or confusion,
Emanate emancipated life scion,
Withstand peril, turbulent state,
Unlike a crumbling wall indicates (7)

Last but not least, pursue the Lord,
Opposite side of the brick wall,
Brighter His brilliance the abode,
Cross wall of the divide, abysmal. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 4th September, 2025
Themes: The wall divides
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TOUCHING HIS SWANSONG

Each string vibrates emotions sweep,
Covered his life path reminisce, deep,
No more struggle dreams or a fantasy,
The songs, life pervades, feel ecstasy, (1)

Bygone era of forefather and legacy,
Forgotten the memory, delinquency,
Village road, cycle tire, or kite flying,
Golden crops wind plays lo swaying, (2)

The school playground feast festival,
Life changed to city life faces normal,
Bud comes in the season or blossom,
Ripen the fruit, sweet taste, awesome, (3)

Adolescence and uncanny sensation,
Thrilling heartthrob and love caution,
Remember wakeful night and union,
A reminiscent wedding, companion, (4)

Seen of pain, pathos, and happiness,
Overcome obstruction, time, impress,
He saw her having kids and grew up,
Chick flew far off, a nest, with hope, (5)

Auburn hair, white, and a bald head,
Lonely life accomplished heart read,
Left behind responsibilities, daily jobs,
He feels the void life searches, sobs, (6)

Unwind the time machine, remote,
Impractical, unreal possibility quote,
Relieved from bondage, freedom,
Looked behind his lifespan, seldom, (7)

The solitude and seclusion, nature,
Touching his swansong and fingers,
Stays untold story and melancholy,
Heavenly human music, touchingly. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 3rd September, 2025
Themes: Twilight years remind
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THE SMOKE REVEALS

 

The amber, burning charcoal, and fire,

Hidden underneath, an invisible inquiry,

Mysterious, the human heart displays,

Tight-lipped, silent mind, a hurt stays, (1)

 

Conflict views, asymmetric thinking,

Averted eyes look down, life sinking,

Shed quarrel, objection, bitter fights,

Human nature prefers the selective right (2)

 

Unchangeable vain effort to negotiate,

A dead wood less sprouts, instigate,

Dry leaves and wood catch fire at times,

White smoke curls up higher, defines (3)

 

Mirror the state of life, burnt wood,

Burning sadly with struggles, good,

The white smoke melts into thin air,

Outcry the soul for love in despair, (4)

 

Life scarcely burns, to foliage,

Leaves, flowers, and fruit messages,

A morning mist and fog surrounds,

No fire but moist air love rebound, (5)

 

The candle burns, and smoke pervades.

Spread light, and darkness quickly fades,

Extinguished the light smoke, stays,

Life as a wick finished deeds mock, (6)

 

The fume remnants stay for a while,

The smoke reveals, scarcely defiled,

No harm only warns, love winner,

Charcoal turns to ash, leaf enamor (7)

 

The passion and lust captivate life,

Burn in the heart, turbulence, strife,

Incense sick for the Lord, fragrant,

The smoke reveals significant love. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 2nd September 2025

Themes: Smoke intrigues the mind

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THE ROMANTIC NIGHT

The heart throbs with sensation,

Molten rigidity discovers emotion,

Dreams cast fairy tales infectious,

Endless thoughts spread curiously, (1)

 

Eyes carry a rainbow, butterflies,

Reverberate desires flow defy,

Turns a million stars wink allure,

Fragrant jasmine attracts enamor (2)

 

Lotus blooms, sunlight pleasant,

Lily in the pond waits for the moon,

Inspire the whispering incessant,

The shimmering silvery ray soon (3)

 

Imagine birds chirp, souls invite,

A nest, the sweet home excites,

Fathomless feelings, deep exist

Separation life encounter, resist, (4)

 

Sitting closely, sharing suspicion,

Hand in hand ensure life caution,

Stays undiluted love, admiration,

Made for each other, admission, (5)

 

Hope and fear coexist, win a day,

Mingles tears and smiles display,

Trouble and happiness test well,

Vanquished turn victorious hail, (6)

 

Matching wave in the beach ray,

Silvery colored fantasy time play,

Wave of thrill doubt in the mind,

She leaned on his shoulder, finds (7)

 

The moon sank in the east, light,

Stars fade like morning mist dew,

A new day in conjugal life, renew,

The romantic night, love excites. (viii)

 

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra

Date of writing: 1st September 2025

Themes: The love-soaked lives

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