CROSSROAD
Faced thunderstorms shuddered,
Came spring blossoms wondered,
Shivered in sickness, fever rising,
Recover to pink health surprising,(1)
Emotion killed sadness overpower,
Losing dear ones forever life cower,
The intimate life entwined happily,
Time removes closed relatives sadly, (2)
Undone, clueless to meet problems,
Prejudice to practice help emblem,
Never could prove faith established,
Troubling times pray to tear unleash, (3)
Life probes the future, fate, destiny, all,
Change situation suddenly recall,
Stands at point of time transfixed,
Where to move left and right yet mixed, (4)
Human life virtue to move forward,
Crossroad encounters valor reward,
Trouble comes with the direction poses,
Solving the experience life imposes, (5)
The reverse direction, short easy route,
Lies the pit blocks progress, mute,
Crossroad chessboard ambivalent,
Successful, spirit dares equivalent, (6)
Knows the struggle, bitter fight, sad,
Recognize the crossroads, get a reward,
The education skill labor industry adds,
Path of progress resist mayday, bad, (7)
Village to cities avenues numerous,
Crossroad poses difficulty cautiously,
City to overseas crossroad appears,
Aspiration is unlimited but disappears,
(viii)
Countless stories, a square visible,
Lamp post under a human single,
Thinking on the first step, puzzled,
Crossroad four directions sizzled, (9)
Across all ages, gender life decides,
Progress of life crossroad presides,
Laborers Day Prosperity Day stay,
Work is only route prosperous way, (10)
Chose path deception, mischievous,
Back to crossroad hell suspicious,
Crossroad symbolizes noble deeds,
Has a route to the den of the devil indeed.
(11)
Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Title of Poem: Crossroad
Themes: Avenues chosen for prosperity
Written: 1st May 2024, Cuttack
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