Life braids laughter and sorrow. A poignant and soulful poem from Lily.

Vivacious whoops of laughter
Swept him off his feet
Full throttle bliss overload
Never augured good!

Don’t laugh so much
His mamma often chided
You’ll have to cry as much
He never heard ever
So drunk on life was he!

The tide it did come
And swept him off his feet
The river was in spate
The boatmen struggled hard
The ferry was not frail
But Father Time was Hercules!

Time is tide and tide time
No puppets break the string
Tug of war with destiny?
The winner we already know
Puny humans with cocky walks
The gods laugh on in glee!

©Lily Swarn

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Lily Swarn

Lily Swarn is a gold medallist and a double university colour holder from Panjab University. She has authored, A Trellis of Ecstasy (poetry), Lilies of the Valley (essays), The Gypsy Trail (novel). A multilingual poet, writer and columnist, her poems have been translated into 13 languages. A radio show host and Emcee, she received World Icon of Peace, Chandigarh Icon Award, Woman of Substance, World Icon of Literature and several other prestigious awards.

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