MEMORIES

Traversing the vermillion hues and foliage of Autumn,

Walking with the bare trunks of snow –clad Winter hills;

Withstanding the miseries of parched, desolate barren lands

Of torrid summer and despair;

With the bloom of joyous spring;

With the downpour of sky and grief

Memories bequeath the imprints of life.

The memories of bygones,

The emissary of ephemerals.

Yet, inspiration for driving forward

Teaching us tenuousness of life.

Sometimes, an ode to normalcy

 Sings the song of life,

Enlivening the soul,

Entangled  in intricacies.

The folks of triumph of pragmatism

In the whirl wind of life

Being a gentle reminder to the wandering soul.

Sometimes, as the niceties of life

Very closely are memories

Cherished long.

It evades senescence and evanescence;

Traversing the barriers of culture &dialects;

Revamping the tireless traveller of life,

Ridden with uncertainty &obscurity

Usher in renaissance of humility &love.

It never goes with the last winds of the night,

 Never fades into oblivion with the dawn of sun,

 Leads lineages forward and forward,

Transforming lives,  Memories bequeath the imprints of life.

[This poem is published in Dr.Sanjana’s book – Reflections an anthology of poems]

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