Hope in a bowl

                                 

                                                                          Hope in a bowl


Times are hard,
And good far off,
Dismay is away a yard;
Can the dark world be faced-off?

But there comes a spark,
A glimmer, a hope,
Out of the times dark,
Without the help of a rope.

There it is!
Inside the bowl!
Eyes unable to miss,
Not a bit foul!

As the hand reaches out,
Faster than light, 
Without any doubt,
Eyes holding the sight.

And there's the glimmer,
A single crumb,
Hope not dimmer,
Mind better than numb!

The crumb goes down,
Into the throat,
The darkness to drown,
In the light's moat.

As the hope appears,
By the food's help,
The darkness' evil disappears,
Giving light a joyful yelp!


-Sahana Raghuraman





Comments

  1. Anupriya KaushikMay 13, 2024 at 2:40 AM

    Amazing sahana.. well written!

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  2. Vijaykumar DevMay 13, 2024 at 2:48 AM

    Amazing use of vocabulary with rhyming.... Awesome Sahana

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  3. HemasobanMay 13, 2024 at 3:03 AM

    Great one Sahana dear.. as usual your voice of words and usage of it is simply amazing.. congrats and long way to go dear❣️

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  4. RevsMay 13, 2024 at 3:12 AM

    Nice sahana

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  5. Sowmya BezawadaMay 13, 2024 at 5:38 AM

    God bless you, very well written

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  6. ShubsMay 13, 2024 at 8:15 AM

    Very well written Sahana, I admire your stream of thoughts 🥰

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  7. PreethiMay 13, 2024 at 11:32 AM

    Awesome Sahana..keep writing 👍

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  8. Gayathri C NMay 13, 2024 at 6:02 PM

    Beautiful choice of words and sure it will ring a hope in the reader's mind. Keep writing.....

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  9. Sahana RaghuramanSeptember 24, 2024 at 5:14 AM

    Thankyou!

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