A Word from a Rivulet

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               A Word from a Rivulet                     

 

Gleesome on unknown paths I was astray,

The awful rigors of tumults I didn’t betray

Roving and absorbed, I darted a look afar,

A thunderous squelch; didst my nerves jar.

 

 A noisy rivulet rushed meandering nearby,

 Turning about I riveted my thoughtful eye

On the rowdy flow, hinting the clue to life,

In stirring waves and their incessant strife.

 

The gushes and whirls; and never at rest,

Rumbling and bouncing, the rocks to test

The vitality of life, pulsating up and down

Head foremost to bang, to win the crown.

  

Notwithstanding impediments, it braves

Mountains, hillocks, rigid rocks and caves,

Tossing, curving, its waves bouncing high

On arid planes and desserts, one must vie?

  

Moon and stars dancing on heaving waves

Picture elegance; who’s beauty but raves!

Trees and twigs, similes of foliage and flora,

The rhythmic music and captivating aroma.

 

Together; one missive stealthily they convey,

Of courage, perseverance to the mind astray,

“In the wasteland alone, toiling day and night,

Meandering silent; who will my efforts write?”

  

“O human kind! Paint my life in travails indeed,

In bountiful closures, to pipe thru lire and reed,

Rouse the slumbering with the inspiring waves,

A secret! Unfurl it; and let light lace the graves”

 

 By Dr. Riaz Ahmad,,  October 24, 2025


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