Prayers

Prayers Make prayers a way of life My mom would often say Being a headstrong young girl Disinclined to obey Would swiftly turn my back And hurriedly get away.. A brilliant student with excellent grades Scored without much struggle Had a reputation all over Of being too bright and clever Sitting for my high school exam I read the question paper Seemed too simple to answer Poised my pen with elan... Out of the blue This couldn't be true! My mind numb my heart sank The pen froze in my lifeless hand The earth seemed to give away My head began to reel and sway Horror of horrors!! What a disaster! I imagined the news Spreading like wildfire 'Topper draws a blank' Pushed me deeper in quagmire It was getting hard to bear I remained paralyzed with fear When suddenly moms words Popped out of nowhere Prayers yes,prayers What a solution! So very clear I closed my eyes And went within With all the courage I could pour in Begged the Almighty For salvation... Peace descended on my being Slowly it all came back The answers I had been seeking Now lucid on my brain map Promptly I set forth to write With a silent prayer on my lips Thanking the omniscient Supreme For saving me at a precipitous brink As the years rolled on I had my share of grief Prayers came to my rescue Offering immeasurable relief. The sublime connect steadily empowered my will My pillar of support it was In moments of peril Things and people changed with time Thoughts fluctuated several times Be it darkness or sunshine Ever changeless, The Divine. Mom's pearls rang in my ears Pray to live without fear Pray to get the best of life Pray for fulfilment of desires Pray not only for yourself Pray for mankind's welfare Now of course I know better The worthiness of her words In foul or fair weather Prayers enrich our world... Now submitted for Brenda Chiri's contest Best rhyming poem Sept1 2017 Earlier submission New Poem Aug9, 2016 Name of contest SOMETHING SEEMINGLY INSIGNIFICANT AND UNEXPECTED CHANGED MY LIFE