A day in a calendar
Marked as World Peace Day,
And we would celebrate it
By writing rhymes as I do,
Or by posting pics like many others do.
But have we ever wondered
Why peace has become a commodity?
Why is it so difficult to attain?
Why so fragile and short-lived ?
And why its not spread all around like air?
Because Man has lost his peace of mind…
And when the mind is not at peace
Peace will always remain in pieces !!!
No peace at home to sip a cup of tea at leisure,
No peace at workplace to concentrate,
Running from home to office
With millions of ideas and to-do list in the mind …
And then to cope with the traffic
With pollution and corruption snaring from all around;
The ailments in the family,
The mood swings of children,
The race to compete with colleagues,
The tough competition,
The ambition to excel,
Desire to attain ..some name and some fame…
All together ruin the peace within
And we turn for some miracle cure
Without realising it’s just within.
Unemployment that stares
At the educated youth
Robs him of his peace for long!
That desire to earn
That wish to feel wanted
That dream to be accepted
Fades in front of his eyes
And peace becomes just a 5 letter word …
Heard and studied some time.
Power and pelf to your left,
And poverty to your right,
And we expect to remain at peace
With such absurdities in life.
Then comes politics
That snatches the leftover piece of peace
And broken strings of harmony
Begin to bleat.
Let the oars of our turbulent mind,
Be put to rest for some time,
And let’s endeavour together
To spread and be surrounded
With peace at all times…
May peace prevail within us
And all around us
And may the world become a brighter place
Without any sort of negative trace.
The author is a Teacher at Navy Children School in Goa and a blogger by choice.
