First prize in School Youth Festival-2011 Versification- English
Untravelled Journey
Gentle whisper of mountain breeze
hummed in my left ear,
an unsung melody…….!
The unplucked flower, unwashed memories….
Years before, when I stood
Young and curious down this hill
Little child with colours all around
A world of chirping birds and
Playful squirrels…..
Yet I feel now, in this age
Facing flight and agony of life
That my journey was incomplete……!
Virgin forests all around
Unheard song of cuckoo bird
And unsmelt flowers up the hill
This place taught me what heaven is…………..
It told me that you may slip
But you should not keep on slipping
Strengthen your grips and raise your head
For, you have withstood a hurdle in life.
Those days! I strolled alone, all alone
down this valley, along the trickling stream,
who fed the hares and fawn
as she waded down the rocks…..
Saga of challenges undertaken
Ballads on the famous wars
Tales of triumph and vigour,
These are all undertaken paths…..
A road unexplored, a journey untravelled
A rhyme unplayed, a note unsung
That makes all the difference!
Remember my friend,
“Heard melodies may be sweet,
But unheard ones are sweeter……”
Beyond an unexplored path stands
Perhaps precious events of life,,,,,,,
The right path worth the hardships suffered
And untravelled jouyney, untasted treats,
May haunt you all through the life………….
Virtue tells you what to do
And overwhelming impulse tracks you down….!
May be the unexplored wilderness
Has perceived unseen miracles……
May be a hot spring to warm your spines……..
A dew drop dripping down the wild fir leaves,
Will tell you an untold story
And an undertaken journey will tell you
How precious the opportunities are………
Beware my friend, life has double faces,
And a slimy veil to cover them,
The little glads and tiny sorrows……….!
Take care…..!
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Arsha Maria Alex
XI Science
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