Those for whom
Dawn is just
A reminder
For the struggles ahead
Responding to the greeting
How are you
Is just a luxury
A moment wasted
In daily grind
Heroes are they
Whose face lights up
Responding with a smile
I am well
How are you
Tag: struggle
Wish
Wish things would have turned out different
It was not to be, but is there a need to weep
Struggle for ideals supported must go on
Hardly it is time to recede and be a recluse
Wish for a better future for the country
In ourselves we must have faith in defeat
Swamped in despair and sadness we may be
Hold our heads high we must to thrive
Wish for a march forward for progressive ideals
Inclusiveness be the battle cry in our resolve to strive
Shoulder our responsibilities we must bravely
Hard though the fight may be to preserve our rights
Wish for the best to the winner and prosperity to our land
Indeed be magnanimous in defeat but be on our guard
Strength in numbers will be overruled by electoral college
Henceforth resolve to work to overturn the archaic garbage
Write anything Wednesday Nov-9-2016
Wind of Change:Week Thirty Three of My Fifty Two Weeks Journey with the Letter ” W”
Change is the only constant in life. If one is caught unprepared when the wind of change hits, life can take a unwanted turn. It is always better to expect change even though it may not always be possible to prepare for it.
Such was my case when I first moved to US. Life suddenly took a sharp turn from a comfortable working life back in India to life of a graduate student in US and unexpected blessings of being a parent. From those days of constant struggle, life had taken many turns. Today we are faced with another change, another turn in life. After long years of parenting three kids through elementary, middle, high school and college, in couple of days we will face the new challenge of being empty nesters. My youngest son and daughter is leaving home for their universities. Though they will surely be visiting during breaks, based on the experience with our eldest son, life is not going to be the same. All these years of gentle nudging, shouting, outright threatening, bribing and ultimately giving up in despair is about to be over. In a few days the house will be silent. I think I am afraid of that silence. But is there any point resisting the wind of change? Better to accept and embrace and move forward.
On a positive side, from next week I may have some more time at my disposal to write. I am hoping the wind of change will be positive for all of us. With that hope, my choice for the word starting with “W” for my poem for week thirty three of my fifty two weeks journey with the letter “W” is wind of change .
This post is in response to Write Anything Wednesday-Sept-14-2016 sponsored by Writerish Ramblings
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