12 Jul 2006 @ 12:22 PM 
 

Wait…….

 

Wait….


Mother waits, neonate grins

Flowers wait, the bees spin,

Dew drops wait, pristine dawn,

Groom waits, bridal lawn, 

What is life, but a string of endless waits?


Beetle waits, spiders’ claw,

Innocence waits, corrupt guffaw,

Widow waits, bygone way,

A grey beard waits, judgment day,

What is life, but a Sting of endless waits?



Bliss and dolor, the cross of Lorraine

Like the leaf and the thorn, on a thicket vein

Each can’t stand one another

One is imperfect without the other


I stand await to ask you straight,

“What is life, if there is nothing to wait?”


Sunil Varma….

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Tags Categories: Poetry Posted By: sunil varma
Last Edit: 12 Jul 2006 @ 07 49 PM

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  1. preethi nair says:

    Very true… Life is nothing but a wait, a long wait.. And this wait ends with death…. Though we know the end, there is no other choice than wait… Beautiful poem…

  2. sadaf says:

    very true,indeed life is empty without anticipation of desires.

  3. Amit Agrawal says:

    you have an amazing control and I just loved the closing line …..””what”’’s life if there is nothing to wait for””

  4. venkat says:

    to answer this all questions we have to wait that day whenyour leave this body

  5. And the ultimate wait is for DEATH, don”t you think?

  6. Fantastic Sunil..infact ur opening lines were quite a resemblance to my todays experience..waiting for the neonate..

  7. dee vine says:

    Beautifully written Sunil

  8. U bet..life is a series of endless waits…

  9. Deepa says:

    beautiful picture…

  10. Saaya A says:

    the problem if we wait because we want all the things come down to us …but have we made an effort to make a first move ?

    sad but nice though :-)

  11. Deepa says:

    beautiful…loved the last few words - ”what’’s life if there is nothing to wait for”…hopes to have our waits answered is what keeps us going, indeed!

  12. wise donkey says:

    :) yes indeed and wonder if life is just one long wait ..

    re ur question on my id wisedonkey. i have been blogging for couple of years in o3,blogspot and rediffblogs thru the name wise donkey. no connection with the name sake:)

  13. sree nair says:

    WOW…….GREAT …..WORDS AND IDEA HAVE A ZILLION MEANINGS…….REFLECTING THE CRUCIAL ASPECT OF LIFE…..WAITING.
    AN EFFORT WITH APPROACH AND ARGUMENTATIVE HABITS…….WAITING.
    ONE MUST TRY …I MEAN TRY…..NOT TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER BEYOND A LIMIT…….FOR ANYTHING…….FOR ANYBODY……IT IS ARGUABLE……YET ONE MUST TRY………ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY……..ONCE IF YOU DO NOT WAIT FOR ANOTHER……..NEXT TIME HE WILL BE ON TIME… TRY IT…I DID IT….AND IT IS WORKING FOR ME………AND MOST IMPORTANT……NEVER MAKE OTHERS WAIT FOR YOU……..THAT IS MUST………PRACTISE BEFORE PREACHING………….ALL THE BEST.

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