Krishnanand Guptar Poet Rhyme

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Written 8 March 2023: Placed 5th in Up to You Again Poetry Contest of Brian Strand

Resubmitted to Premiere VII- Open Poetry Contsest of Rob Carmack

The Body, the Mind and the Soul

The Body, the Mind and the Soul 

                                When the body battered by fate
                                And worn out with worrying age
                                 Reaches quite a delicate state
                                In the midst of life`s final stage,
                                 When the body twinges with pain
                                And walking a hundred footsteps
                                    At a stretch is a task in vain,
                                 When climbing a dozen of steps
                               Leads to outright gasping for breath,
                                      I feel like taking a due rest
                                    Instead of still moving uphill
                                   At the behest of my own will.

                               When the mind is as ever strong
                                And the spirit is still quite fresh,
                                 When the self is as ever young
                                 And the soul is as ever blessed,
                             They long for sweet verses to frame
                                 And divine hymns to sweetly air,
                             They long for the light of their flame
                                  To impart to those with a flair,
                             They long for emotions to share
                               With those who truly wish to care,
                             They long for their thoughts to partake
                                   Amidst those with a real stake.

                                  As the seat of reason, the mind
                                    Aims at a fine balance to find
                                    Between what body does cherish
                                      And what the ego does relish
                                 While the sole yearning of the soul
                                 That does body and mind control,
                                  Rules over the heart and the will,
                                    Holds desires at a cute standstill,
                               Reigns over thoughts and the passion
                                       And leads the imagination,
                                     Is not to retreat, nor to bend
                                 But to trail its goal to the end.

                               Squeezed in the midst of the cravings
                                Of the body, mind and the soul,
                               Can I construe which chord to string!
                            As the Lord sways and and controls
                                  The whole universe and the soul,
                                         A very minute particle
                                      Of the eternal Supreme Soul,
                                   As a creature meek and humble
                                    Let me cede myself to His will
                                  That He may guide my path until
                                      The end of my journey in life,
                                   Until the last breath I shall strive.

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Sara Kendrick March 8, 2023 at 12:17 PM Congratulations on this winning work for the contest. It is a good work and I enjoyed reading it. I especially like the last six lines. Thank you for sharing. Sara Krishnanand Guptar March 8, 2023 at 6:25 PM Thanks Sara for your very positive comments. The poem expresses what and how I felt before being admitted in a private hospital for undertaking medical tests and treatment some ten days back.