Monday, October 06, 2025

Things I Know For Sure

 

I see the softness in the 

glow of the morning star 

and there's nothing to sulk

when the glow gives in 

on arrival of the morning sun

The point is to be present


Nature has its sweet rhythm

and it doesn't bend or break 

for anyone's whims and fancies


There is religion in birds

for each sing their own prayers

some only twice in the day

at the dawn and the dusk 

and some all through the day


All the monstrous acts

that defy humankind, such as 

a Hitler’s tyranny, could not 

have thrived in a monastery


A dog will wag its tail 

A cat will slow-blink its eyes

when you call their name 

And expecting otherwise

will only give in to our vices 

And so is it with people


Attention, imagination, hope,

and more than anything, 

kindness - all must be pursued 

with as much diligence and worry

as objects of impermanence 


Self-enquiry is the 

only surest way forward

And how far one can see,

in the direction of well-being

will determine how well we 

want to live our everyday life



~ 05Jul25


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