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Discussion in 'Poetry' started by jskls, Dec 19, 2017.

  1. jskls

    jskls IL Hall of Fame

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    How do I measure
    The life that I lived?
    Is it by the Love in
    my heart
    or by the
    Days when I laughed
    My heart out
    Days when I made
    Others happy

    Quiet moments spent in
    Beauty of Nature
    Days when I watched the
    Sunrise or Sunset
    Nights when I waited for the
    Moonrise counting the stars

    Evenings spent on the beach
    Dodging the waves or
    Walking the Shores
    Beautiful Years spent in
    Raising a family

    Moments cherishing the
    Wonderful memories
    Etched in my soul
    or by those
    Numerous days
    spent in hurt pain
    Bitterness and cold

    Having lived a life
    Worthwhile
    Finally in Peace
    Knowing that
    Neither the depth of Life
    Nor the Depth of Love
    Can ever be measured at All
     
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  2. Mistt

    Mistt IL Hall of Fame

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    Lakshmi, Wonderful poem on life. Enjoyed.
    True, we can't measure depth of life and love....
     
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    Really good one :) Wish if we had a checklist to measure other than what society made :)
     
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    Your poem makes me philosophical. We come to this world empty-handed, and we will leave this world empty-handed. But, we measure our success by the amount of bank balance and assets. But, I can assure you bank balance is not a measure of happiness. I have seen a hell lot of people, having lots of dough, very unhappy in life. Some people are conditioned to believe that happiness lies in chanting mantras, regularly visiting temples etc. When you ignore physical needs for the sake of the so-called divine path, I don't think that's happiness either.
     
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    Being satisfied with present (not complaining not expecting) is the real happiness.
     
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    Lakshmi Beautiful Meaningful Poem .
     
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    Thanks Mistt
     
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    Thanks Salad. Yes we should have our own yardstick to measure
     
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    Thanks for your feedback Tamrakshar. We all measure happiness differently.
     

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