Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana - Vibrant Musings (a collection of poems)

A STRONG WILL Hours and days of life Rapidly get devoured; And the fleeting time Keeps on hunting us. Despite being aware Time keeps chasing us; We keep on thirsting For the fountain of joys. Squeezed and crushed By unforeseen upheavals; Life’s hopes get shrunk, And nightmares creep out. At times, flowery paths At times, thorny paths; But confidence is the power, Patience is the real healer. A strong will liberates us, Yes, a positive bent uplift us, Pluck out the thorns of ego, To feel ever-new contentment. | 102