Saturday 5 March 2011

Fistful of Sand...

 
Smile this hour
Live, love if you can
You never know this fleeting moment-
may be your end
Time is transient…

Puppets of destiny are we
Our roles pre-defined
And one day life’s drama ends
For some in applause,
For others in utter silence
Time is but transient…

Childhood’s sweet spring-
Swiftly glides into the mature summer
Tagging on worldly responsibilities
Till the lonely winter of senility;
You see I said-
Time is but transient…

Inevitable is the final moment
When all the luster and the glitter
Fade before the fainting sight
Wealth, Passion, Power, Revenge
We realize,
Are absolute nothingness;
Alone and empty handed we come
So do we go back
Time is but transient…

Remember that fistful of sand?
The more you tried
Your hold to tighten,
The faster it vanished from your hand
Time is but transient… 

 -Bidyut
 (wrote sometime in the winters...of my days at Shillong)
Image Credit: Blaž Vizjak (http://www.flickr.com/photos/blazvizjak)