THE SHEPHERD

 

THE SHEPHERD

The blazing shooting star and sheep,

Men were watching the baby, light,

Mother Merry held on her lap, loved

The perpetual darkness all dissolved,(1)

 

The Son of the Lord incarnated, hail,

The Earth in His presence safely dwells,

Prevail the unseen mirth the miracle,

Suffering humans' heart tears trickle, (2)

 

The Shepherd to guide humans pray,

Divine preaching the kingdom of God,

Selfless service to humans and love,

Mother Teresa was a burning candle (3)

 

Jesus healed the sick through touch,

 Humans lost a path shown, in search,

The nadir of animosity, jealousy, hurt,

The Holy book enumerates, escorts, (4)

 

Learn and practice to forgive, to forget,

Animal instinct batter crucify target,

Shepherd, resurrected soul is eternal,

Compassion and sympathy primeval, (5)

 

We pray Jesus sing coir hymns glued,

Forgot the commandments if viewed,

The purpose of the visit to the world,

Today, humans believe, and are unkind (6)

 

The scary end of the prophet a sock,

Savage life devastates, sadly provokes,

They burn candles, selfish aims rule,

The kindness of Jesus stay, handfuls, (7)

 

His luminance life path humans fail,

Losing the vision, the Shepherd waits,

The bell is ringing or keeps alerting,

Resurrection Son of God Jesus, sing, (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 31 December 2025

Themes: Immortal message of Jesus

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RIGHT AND DIGNITY

 

RIGHT AND DIGNITY

Mellifluous song of freedom sweeps,
Heavenly peace and happiness, reaps,
Unknown to the land, fear and horror,
Absent nightmare, torture, or hunger, (1)

Bountiful granary, golden fields sway,
Burns, wisdom, awareness, life display,
Lighted the mind discriminates vices,
Noble deed culture, custom practices, (2)

Unearthly mirth and warm greetings,
Busy humans serve the sick, wishing,
Heal wounded hearts, a magic touch,
Humans at a crossroad without a crutch, (3)

Missing propensity generosity rules,
Search beatitude love attitude mule,
Unheard of bondage slavery vestige,
Proudly, humans shout, hire prestige, (4)

Rejects humiliation insults, overrules,
Electorates to choose rulers, powerful,
Laws made, promoted, and replaced,
Deleted subsequently unreal traced, (5)

Respect the cardinal principle, direct,
Protest condemnation anger accept,
Defamation, derogatory statements,
Reject the civil society compliments, (6)

Children, women, and elders, many
All live, grow, or prosper in harmony,
Unacquainted with shame, and gentle
The nation and the citizen, a mantle, (7)

White doves for peace and freedom,
Peacocks dance, spread tails seldom,
Right and dignity signify peacocks,
Tyranny and anarchy find, in socks. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 30 December 2025
Themes: Parameter of freedom
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GOLD ALLURE

GOLD ALLURE

 

Puzzle humans' minds, gold lures well,

Acute desire to possess lusts prevail,

Prevails bad dreams, quicksand traps,

From failure and trouble peril swaps, (1)

 

The yellow luster pseudo temptation,

Ornament from metal contemplation,

Fantasy illusive fallacy hidden grows,

Attempts, human to get pitiably shows, (2)

 

Know the quagmire metal suffocates,

Fly out of hand quickly communicate,

Still, the mind turns a slave hunt jewel,

Reality of the world is false effort fails, (3)

 

Confluence of dream and desire, a pit,

The human runs after lifelong, and grit.

Disappointment, devastation follow,

That dazzles a metal metaphor hollow, (4)

 

Provide wealth, prosperity, and life belief,

Result of hard labor, sadly, acts sheave,

Countless sorrows and sadness stay,

Crumble human life terrifying, display, (5)

 

How many brides tortured, scars play,

The evil, lust for gold, inhumanity stay,

Eons, kingdoms were looted or burned,

Hunting gold diamond humans mourn, (6)

 

Parameters, fluctuating economy, soon,

Rises the gold value, perfect the boon,

At the early dawn, the price grounded,

Humans' survival, miss asset, shrouded, (7)

 

Humans fail to learn, metal not for life,

Absence of food, water, bleak, survive,

Primal peace, happiness, love, distant,

Deception fuels, gold allure incessant. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date 29 December 205

Themes: Futile dreams for gold

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THE LAND AND THE SKY

 

THE LAND AND THE SKY

 

Behold, life bewitched land meets sky,

Beyond the horizon, mountains defy,

Mysterious the peaks, cliffs, and gorge,

Creeks waterfall, the river, life merge, (1)

 

Dense forest, grazing fields, animals,

Storehouse of flowers and fruits. primal,

Countless birds, creatures, living beings,

Tribal humans celebrate festivals, sing, (2)

 

Sunrise and streak of sunlight dispel,

The darkness settled here, and repel,

Unfolds a vibrant paradise, hazy sights,

Loved heart, witness nature, delight, (3)

 

Transcendental peace or tranquility,

Incredible feelings, sensations, beauty,

Fertile soil, granaries, golden crops,

A gust of wind plays, or waves develop, (4)

 

Blue River serpentine path villages,

Mesmerizes rustic life store pages,

The busy metropolis and dust pollute.

Highways, automobiles rest dilute, (5)

 

May a desire, aspiration, and hopes,

Tomorrow will be a golden life scope,

Hidden failures, disasters devastate,

Courage, strength, or effort dictate (6)

 

Skyscrapers kiss the skies, crumble,

Upheaval and downfall or trouble,

The land is a wonderland, a traveler,

The sky loses boundary life discover, (7)

 

The clouds, the azure sky, the rain,

The sun and the moon, stars wane

Spectral hues at sunset or at dawn,

The land and the sky, humans yearn. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 28 December 2025

Themes: Existence of life

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THE PASSAGE OF TIME

 

THE PASSAGE OF TIME

 

Magical moments, glorious sunset,

Hope and dream parallel intimately,

Unknown kingdom, life anticipate,

A narrow trek meadow confiscate, (1)

 

Childhood purple innocence rivers,

Pulsating heart touch youth swear,

Pouring love, intense feeling, throb,

Calm mind rebels, tranquility robs, (2)

 

Dreams weave a spider net, passion,

Fantasy, the imaginary land, caution,

Quicksand of lust attachment traps,

Temptation, the elusive mind wraps, (3)

 

Innumerable stories realize an age,

Seek solitude, serenity, pacify, craze,

Shed the burden of life torture hell,

Twilight years memories hunt dwell, (4)

 

Absent eloquent mind shifting eyes,

Debacle detonated life once defies,

Sober and quiet hour reminisce all,

Sequence of happenings, soul recall, (5)

 

Came into life, friends, foes vanished,

Pleasant greetings, quarrels perished,

Remnant of the past cherished item,

Preserved a time to avoid post mortem, (6)

 

Dust cloud cow herds village woman,

A basket of foods, on her head, ran,

Surreal sights sublime human spirit,

Imprinted in the memory, discreetly, (7)

 

Countless thoughts unfold automatically,

The passage of time unwinds pathetic,

Time returns not, The New Year near,

A year passed so soon, and the tear. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date 27 December 2025

Themes: Time flows, never returns

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THE CLIFF AND THE REEF

 THE CLIFF AND THE REEFS

 

The upheaval and downfall of life,

From luxury or comfort face strife,

Fortitude or rectitude, an enigma,

Wrong beliefs, evil practice, dogma,(1)

 

Humans rise to the apex, prosper,

Stumble to the crevasse, a horror,

Mental agonies, pain, trouble face,

Happiness and pleasures surface, (2)

 

Seen the eyes glisten, smile, voice,

Heartbroken, tearful, or a life choice,

Eloquence flows, melodious song,

Speechless, silent life stands long, (3)

 

Unknown factors, replica picture,

Life at the edge of the cliff features,

Far below the alluring world calls,

Jump the heart consequence falls, (4)

 

Fascinating, curious life scuba dive,

Coral reefs, colorful, creation thrives,

Marine life under the surface stays,

Under the heart emotions display, (5)

 

The mind weaves a spider net, hides,

A million dreams, desires, reside,

Encompass from the dizzy height,

Extend to the depth views delight, (6)

 

The human soul flies freely, loves,

Escapes out of bondage dissolves,

Mysteriously fear the past vanish,

Sunrise view at a cliff, life cherish, (7)

 

The cliff and reefs stay in the life,

Propensity to generosity, a belief,

The same is thrill, valor, and invites

Incomparable human lives excite. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 26 December 2025

Themes: Up and down life events

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THE HEALING IS A MIRACLE

 THE HEALING IS A MIRACLE

War turned, scorched Earth inhuman,

Merciless heart unkind soil a savage,

Uprooted homeland or sweet homes,

Happy New Year, the world welcomes, (1)

 

May the malice, vice, and evil intention go,

A bright and rosy future time to show,

The Son of the Lord descended once,

Light the mind, blinded, love, enhance, (2)

 

Celebrate the suffering soul survives,

His healing touch is a miracle; it revives,

Wipes hot tear, he smiled, Jesus here,

Merry Christmas, a new page appears, (3)

 

Believe Him, flows peace love bright,

Unearthly happiness explores delight,

Goodwill, Peace on Earth it reminds,

Moving progress toward human Kind, (4)

 

Subsidies anger, animosity, suspicion,

Joint efforts to materialize the union,

Prays the landless lives get their due,

Verdant valley green Earth and hues, (5)

 

The flowers will blossom with fragrant life,

Disappear the bitterness of the past strife,

Sing the glory of the Lord, His son is living,

The choir scintillating hymns life sings, (6)

 

A person finds shelter, food, and water.

Leads a healthy life and feels better,

The string of sadness and hope exists,

Infallible belief protects guides assist, (7)

 

Not the gold matter bedazzle jewelry,

The simplicity, compassion, the ivory,

Attachment, the dark mind, the pitfall,

Yet Jesus' mercy saves from downfall, (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date 25 December 2025

Themes: All His mercy

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DREAMS CAPTIVATE

 

DREAMS CAPTIVATE

 

Countless desires roused and faded,

Innumerable aspirations masquerade,

Preferred acute passions disappoint,

Humans' heart pulsates, love, anoint, (1)

 

Romantic night, peacock tail colored,

Fragile imaginations fade discolored,

Face tortures sadness or hunted fear,

Tomorrow solves heal wounds appear, (2)

 

Life saw blistering heat, flood flurry,

Sunrise crimson colored, dusk ivory,

Silvery moonlight, sensations, love,

Etched in the memory life resolves, (3)

 

The future brought foes turned friends,

Instead of an animosity rebuttal, defend

Near and dear ones, missed by many,

New friends came into life, company, (4)

 

Disaster took place, properties gone,

The future, provided again or shown,

Sold parental house, shifted to the city,

Service and salary, stability, security, (5)

 

The mirages trapped in quicksand,

Eventually escaped, life understands

Danger, human faced threatened life,

The event, a string of luxury and strife (6)

 

Sickness faced and on the brink, toil,

Mysterious recovery pink health roll,

Unspoken words suppressed thrive,

Tomorrow, opportunity, life believes, (7)

 

Candlelit bright, the pine tree hearth,

A Christmas Happy New Year warmth,

Unforgettable, ending year, eventful,

Dreams captivate, life celebrates, mule. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date 23 December 2025

Themes: Christmas, Happy New Year

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THE LAKE AND MOLTEN GOLD

 

THE LAKE AND MOLTEN GOLD

 

Irresistible desires influence the mind,

Proverbial dragon spits fire, cruel find,

Paradigm change or seasons fascinate,

Pragmatism, the heart harbors intricate (1)

 

Challenges, curvy life paths, mountain,

Crevasse, cavern, gorge, or creeks, rain,

Steel slopes ice-clad peaks, avalanches,

Quicksand traps life, escape, all chances, (2)

 

Terrible nights, nightmares, and horror,

Burden and responsibility sadly hanker,

Frightful foreseeable future anticipate,

Devastation in the offing communicates (3)

 

An unknown river of emotion drowns life,

Embrace the cacti thorn pierce a strife,

Blossoms faded, bald branches, picture,

Frosted leaves, wet earth moist, feature, (4)

 

Smoke changed to smog or fog spread,

Hungry humans search for a shelter, bread,

Spider net of human thoughts projects,

Reality heaven stays before yet rejects, (5)

 

The steep mountains surround ghosts,

The silhouette casts shadows, life hosts,

The mind creates fearful sight, essays,

Peak lighted brilliant sunshine amazes (6)

 

Rising hope, courage, endeavor the sun,

Lake is the human heart, deep, mourns,

The sun dazzles, and the lake turns gold,

Peace, happiness, experience love mold, (7)

 

The mysterious narrow trek, a solution,

Humans discover a pristine heart lesson,

The lake and molten gold, heart paints

Hope at the top as the sun maintains. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 22 December 2025

Themes: Hope changes the heart

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DREAMS AND HEAVEN

 

DREAMS AND HEAVEN

Fallen desires and shattered hopes,
Eloquent voice, fascinations elope,
Wish and reality class sadly, shows,
Anxiety and anxiousness yet grow (1)

Trek of life path, narrow face gorge,
Imagination fuels aspirations to surge,
Induce sensation, a mirage, a shadow.
In busy city life, humans find windows (2)

Fewer opportunities to escape, fails,
Pollutions, smog, and dust prevail,
Incessant noise, bright night lamps,
Closed window lonely path damps, (3)

Dizzy height skyscrapers doctrines,
Flow of wealth emptied in streams,
Seen heartbroken tears, devastated,
Survives the human spirits, instead, (4)

A temporary phenomenon appears,
Fizzle out the nightmare disappears,
Hope the key to solutions open trek,
Dreamland and paradise luck, shake, (5)

Crystal clear blue lake, snowy peaks,
Verdant valley, the azure sky sneaks,
Cluster of boatmen, sail to heaven,
Unfolds the dream desires awaken, (6)

Not a ton of gold mansion or status,
Humans search for peace and focus,
They win happiness, love, nature says,
Ideal life stays ahead shows the way, (7)

Dreams and heaven converge, dwell,
Culprit mind cons, vision shine quell,
The root for solace, nature lovers tell,
Heart and true health, facts unravel. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 21 December 2025
Themes: Life wishes heavenly peace
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MIRAGE OF TEMPTATION

 

MIRAGE OF TEMPTATION

 Chilling winds burning woods, hearth,

Thatched cottage, earthen floor worth,

Warmth of sweet home aroma magic,

Frosted leaves, absent flowers, tragic, (1)

 

Bumper harvest granaries full, dream,

Paddy crop and grains flow in streams,

Year-long effort output farmers earn,

Bullock and cartwheels, laugh mourn, (2)

 

Dense fog shiver limb winter bonfire,

Fairytale mysterious lives and desire,

Perpetual happiness pleasure grows,

Unrealistic, illusive world sadly shows, (3)

 

Fewer violent storms, harsher climates

Draught or flurry of floods confiscate,

Festivals, dance, and song confluence,

Humans disbelieve, realities influence (4)

 

A year later, a peasant sat in the field,

Wild grass spread quickly, a future shield,

Countless dreams, hazy sunlight shares,

May the New Year repeat love inspire, (5)

 

Fertilizer, seeds, and the utensil require

Planning to go with women yet inquire,

Wealth, property, and gold, boldly dare,

Empty pocket exorbitant cost despaired, (6)

 

Sweeping thought in the mid-field flow,

Heaving a long sigh, relieved, knowing,

Coconut tree fails to give mango, truth,

Fewer desires materialized, failed both (7)

 

Between the horns of a dilemma stood

Mirage of temptation trap understood,

Apparent vision, the heart yearns vanish,

He looked at the golden crop, cherries. (viii)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Date: 20 December 2025

Themes: A villager's dream fades

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