Buddha’s handkerchief!



Looking at the old face
Of my grandfather,
Wrinkled with those countless long  lines  
So discomfort I felt once !

And asked him that one day.

‘‘Those long lines
Is the winning history of battle
Of my life !

Oh ! My dear
Have  you not heard about that handkerchief?

Narrated by Buddha!

Every dot of my lines is
My struggle of  opening each  knot
Of that!’’
Replied he.

Alas ! What a fool am I !
Could never grasp those words
Till this day!

Time is running out
While being breathless
In the fierce current of the river
Of my life !!

About this poem

The poem is about life which is like a beautiful handkerchief as told by Buddha. Every knot in that represents one one problem of life which one must open with struggle n dedication. Failing to do that one is swept away by fierce current of life river !

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Written on March 31, 2023

Submitted by Pritish on March 31, 2023

Modified by Pritish on April 07, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xabx c bxD xx x xxxx xxc xxaD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 555
Words 123
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 4, 1, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 4

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