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    Nandini Jha
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    Life a four letter word with 

     

    Hidden four billion years of meaning 

     

    Starts being dependent 

     

    And ends being trying to be independent 

     

    It’s about trying to meet your needs 

     

    And ending up being unsatisfied with the penny for your deeds 

     

     

     

    Its about finding triumphs in your defeat 

     

    Knowing if there is sunset then other day would start with a sunrise 

     

    Knowing if leaves can wilt in summer then they can rejuvenate on watering 

     

    If its about death then its inevitable 

     

    Its more about finding meaning of your existence 

     

     

     

    Life is a game that never ends with triumph or defeat 

     

    Its about the lessons you’ve learned from your mistakes 

     

    Its about finding happiness in those moments of sadness 

     

    It never ends in grave and starts when you’re born 

     

    It ends when you stop living and starts when you realise your inner potential 

     

     

     

    Summer tries to devitalise and you try to bounce back with greater energy 

     

    Why do we need to stop trying ? 

     

    Life never asks for subjugation 

     

    In the end its all about living it fully 

     

    Despite destruction we opt to dream 

     

    Dreaming that never ends with night passed 

     

     

     

    Earth asking you to be creative 

     

    Is the most pleasing gift 

     

    A teacher that teaches without speaking a word 

     

    Is the finest creation of time 

     

    Life gives you a chance 

     

    Take it , live it , but never give up 

     

    We have a lot more potential then they tell us 

     

    A brighter future then we dream 

     

    Just we need is a try that never ends with failure gets even stronger with a failure

     

     

    #18420
    Susan Katz
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    Thank you so much for sharing “Wilting Leaves of Summer” with me.  You have some very fine lines in this very interesting, very intensely felt poem.  I was particularly taken by the line “a teacher that teaches without speaking a word” – what an interesting concept and how very provocative.  – Susan

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