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New Year in Retrospect and Prospect
Written 30 December 2023
New Year in Retrospect and Prospects
Let the New Year`s first festive day
Serve as mirror in retrospect
Of the miles travelled on the way
And further ahead to prospect;
Let`s scan the good deeds done to men
Love and care we have dished to friends
Progress we have achieved in life
Despite storms in our daily strife;
Let us find out the lessons learnt
Since days of the last year have burnt
To make of failures successes
And nourish our mind`s recesses;
At start of the New Year`s season
Let us offer divine pardon
To foes who may greet us with hate
And friends who have left us through fate;
Let`s consider whether new goals
We need to frame, ourselves unfold,
Whether we need change our mission
To reach a new destination;
Let`s ponder on the strategy
We need to implement in time
With the wings of sincerity
For our vision apace to chime;
Let us chase away dull despair
Pursue our goal with gleams of hope
As our own life we can repair
With policies we can adopt;
Even if life is full of strains
Let our efforts not be in vain
But directed to noble goals
That make of us a divine whole;
Let us sow the seeds that in time
We will reap the joy of goodness
And mark our life with sublime hymns
Of peace, joy and true happiness.
First and foremost, let`s be ourselves,
Let`s scan depth of the inner self
Whether in a crowded city
Or within a monastery;
Let`s cherish the divinity
And relish spirituality
Whether in the calm sea of life
Or sinking in a stormy strife;
Let my friendly wishes extend
To one and all on New Year`s day
And year round the Heaven portend
Gleams of light to brighten their day.
Copyright ©
Krishnanand Guptar
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