Being Lonely As a Little Boat
Being Lonely Like a Little Boat (IFL)
On a late summer afternoon
Just on the eve of the new year
With the evening coming soon
Along the coast of a small lovely island
With its sandy shore packed with people,
Old and young, weak and strong alike,
The waves making gentle ripples
And kids playing merrily and happily
Within their parents’ easy reach
Many a youth gaily strolling on the shore
Some basking in the dying sun, on the beach
Others swimming in the bluish sea
Or just dabbling in the warm water,
While I seated under a filao tree
Undisturbed by the noisy din
Was peering within the depth of my inner self,
Free from any vexatious thoughts,
Gazing at the crimson light within myself
Illuminating my whole being;
Despite the deafening din ashore
I felt like… I felt like a lonely little boat
In the vast expanse of the of the ocean,
Trying with all my energy to float
And reach my distant destination,
Free from the fearful darkness of illusion.
Written on 9 February 2023
By Krishnanand Guptar
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