Leaving behind just trails - memories.
Days arrive and days pass by;
Seasons change and scenery varies,
From dull, dark, grey to vibrant, bright,
In different shades of color and hue.
Life moves on with scant respite -
Old order yields its place to the new.
The world's in the throes of a turbulent time.
Warring nations, inimical factions,
Poised to strike - without reason or rhyme:
Total lack of restraint, in words or actions.
Suspicion, greed, envy, lust ensnares
And consumes all - This is insanity.
But no one to redress, no one cares
For the wails of cornered humanity.
Dwindling values on the tottering base
Of a lax society, depravity galore;
Virtues, honesty, compassion - nary a trace,
Nothing appeals to the heart any more.
Yet we live on, we sing and laugh,
A streak of hope yet rings true -
"A crest will surely follow this trough..."
We write with heart-blood, "I love you"
And look at tomorrow with faith in our eyes -
At triumph of values and reason sublime.
As waves in the sea rise, fall and again rise,
Things have a way of changing with time.
Be them however precious and dear,
Moments, articles, emotions too -
Nothing remains, nothing is forever.
Only change is constant, change is true.
