REAL POWER

REAL POWER

 

In thoughts words and deeds

seek, power, the human breeds

by tact, talisman, tenacity, and talent

arousing everything in men lying latent,

with tantra, mantra, propitiation, and prayer

posses man must power by any means. foul or fair.

Seeks he intensely the power phenomenal

physical, political, official and financial

to be the master and to boss over all forever

with plenty and pride earning him pleasure

Then he is sure, him, nothing can go amiss

that can fetch him happiness, peace, and bliss.

But tussle for the chair will wear him down

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown”

Happiness will run ahead, eluding him like a mirage

pain and frustration will certainly camouflage.

On a journey through many a scripture

and observing the acts displayed in nature

find we, to our wonder

man’s waywardness and blunder

of not divinizing own traits for power

he searches power underworldly blur

Power to endure, the power to tolerate

power to be fearless, the power to discriminate

power to withdraw and power to adjust

power to face, the power to judge, possess man must

to be led to peace, bliss and divine pleasure

as exhibited around adorning the nature

Tolerance is exhibited by a mango tree the mute

to the stone pelter, it sends down a sweet fruit.

Rivers merging with ocean teach the adoptability

Tortoise exhibits us how to keep senses in captivity

Swans picking up its food from mire and sludge

the discriminating power to man thus they divulge

The endurance of a banyan tree, a child’s fearlessness

divine power by practice and austerity man can harness

To face sudden shock-like the death of a dear one

man must develop the power to face seasoning the emotion

Power of judgment should shun

own likes and dislikes and be influenced by none.

 

 

P K Routray

In the service of Lord