Rajiv Bandyopadhyay
Woken by heat, sweat; bit of fever?
Hmm. Time to laze & think; sans cheer.
Life’s a voyage and I’m not a doubting bore
I still search for the destination, the shore!
“Keep going dear”, I keep cheering me
Bless me on this; YOU, the all-powerful THEE.
Hah! As if in my mid-life…how dearly I wish
With a smug grin I find my niche?
No, no, no….no complaints here
Else, I won’t remain the intense ‘tryer.’
As time trudges, weary I am of wear
Not about body; but mind must not tire.
Now, me making a daunting promise to me
No reference to past & a future, that I don’t see!
Instead, let me live fully this present
Isn’t it all I own at this very moment?
The present is a present truly invaluable
And I can work on this at my own table.
Remorse, sighs, what if…why not.. why that?
No, I’m resolute I will not put on such a hat.
Let the water flow, the voyage go, the shore far to make
Yet I will explore with a calmness unfake.
Birds are chirping & must be urging me on
Time to unhook from fear, tradition, form…
Too hot, sweaty; maybe a bit of fever
I grapple with self but no more without cheer!
Rajiv Bandyopadhyay retired as General Manager of an Oil Public Sector Unit. Rajiv is an enthusiastic and learning traveller in ISABS, having attended one BLHP, 2 ALHPs & Professional Development Program Phase A.