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
Copyright © Sushma A. Singh | Year Posted 2016
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