Long stoned road

I have ventured on thousand roads,

Some with ease, some with difficulty,

I have witnessed life’s beauty,

And stepped on green manicured grass,

Carpeting earth’s warm embrace

Now I find myself here,

In the seemingly endless stoned road,

With trees dancing at the winds command

And with my eyes glued to that destination,

The scorching sun reminds me,

In harsh constancy,

That I am still at my journey,

In the company of solitude,

And lifeless existence,

Not even the birds’ early serenades,

Or the hope of victorious finish,

Gives me strength

I keep pressing on,

Hastening my steps,

Hoping that I will taste the ends promise,

Beyond the horizon,

Where my destiny awaits me

MY MAMAS WORDS

My Mama stood up with soap in her hands,

As she washed clothes,

And as usual I was playing with the water,

Helping her,

As my little self-told me,

But in the real sense,

I was playing with water.

Pretending to help her.

She raised her brow,

And looked at me ever so lovingly,

The words she said that day;

Forever linger in my mind,

Even if I was so small,

I have lived by these words to date,

She said:

God ordained you and planned for you,

When you were a flower about to bloom,

A life of joy was placed in you,

Not one of gloom and doom,

A positive attitude, you must always employ.

My mama went on and said

This world is not a good place,

But with God’s love and mercy,

You will survive,

He has got your back all the time,

He has you in the palms of his hands,

That means, he always remembers and has good thoughts of you.

Because, you are in your fathers care,

You know you shall not lack,

Psalms 23 says so,

Never give in to anguish and despair,

Be inspired by his unending love,

He has best of plans for you.

When faced with sorrow,

Don’t cry and question why,

He is right there with you,

Hugging and comforting you,

Rest on his shoulder,

Let him carry your burden.

My mama,

As she bended to continue washing,

She finally said,

My little lady,

Be always happy,

Learn to give,

As by giving your receive more,

Don’t ever quit,

The lord is always by your side.