BIJAYANANDA MISHRA

 PRAISE THE LORD

Hawk and eagle eyes watch antelope,
Swoop down quickly, animal elopes,
Hides under the burrows, safely waits,
Blue sky, white cloud, nature is quiet, (1)

Behind a bush, tiger eyes the deer run,
Follow at breakneck speed, life mourns,
Escapes the deer from the mouth of death,
Dense forest protects length and breadth (2)

A snake grabbed a toad, its tongue long,
Caught a fly quickly, amazed, a mural hung,
Toad jumps away fly flies firstly escape,
Rain comes, flooded water, a landscape, (3)

A cat follows the mouse, paws attack.
Mouse slips to the hole, a sight intact,
A fly lured to the fire gets burned soon,
A light attracted flies, but a lotus bloom (4)

The human encounters many a horror,
Discover miraculously saved survivors,
The width of the edge of a blade, separate,
Life and death, inseparable and indicate (5)

The mind enslaves the heart and soul,
Desire, physical pleasure, to display a goal,
The thirst, unquenchable life, runs sadly,
An occasion escape from trouble madly, (6)

The lamp is steady and glowing within,
Discretion and courage collude to entwine,
Saving a human life tastes rare freedom,
Life is precious, a dark mind acts seldom, (7)

Hawk and antelope, snake and toad, fly,
The deer and tiger, cat and mouse defy,
A nightmare, hunts interpreted as absurd,
Who saves a dear life, praise the Lord. (viii)

Written by: Bijayananda Mishra
Date of writing: 14th July 2025
Themes: All His Mercy
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