Sushma A. Singh Poet Rhyme

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

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