{"id":222271,"date":"2023-08-13T00:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=222271"},"modified":"2023-08-13T00:09:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T18:39:22","slug":"poem-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2023\/08\/13\/poem-82\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hope \u2014 In The Arc Of Twilight<\/strong><\/h2>\n

— Kamlesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life changes when you enter the arc of twilight. You\u2018ve left so much behind as compared to what is ahead. This is when one feels. Perhaps, it\u2018s time for introspection\u2014<\/p>\n

In the arc of Twilight,
\nWhen the day recedes,
\nNight retrieves,
\nIs when the daylight dims,
\nAnd darkness begins.<\/p>\n

That makes me wonder,
\nIs it time to surrender?
\nWhere the end looks closer,
\nAnd time every minute a bulldozer.<\/p>\n

It appears as if,
\nThere isn\u2018t much left to render,
\nFor the thread of life,
\nNow looks slender.<\/p>\n

So the time looks ripe,
\nIn the realm of life,
\nTo account for,
\nWhat you missed in the strife,
\nAnd gathered in the stride.<\/p>\n

But before the destiny strikes,
\nAnd takes you by its might,
\nInto the wide blue yonder,
\nThat is full of thunder,
\nSince you have to surrender,
\nIt gives you a chance to remember.<\/p>\n

Therefore \u2026 before the untoward arrives,
\nScan through your haphazard life,
\nTo slate it out for your own sight,
\nWhat you could attain,
\nAnd what remained in vain.<\/p>\n

And rejoice,
\nTo the gift of life,
\nThat the rare attain,
\nWrapped in the hallowed domain,
\nUnder the aegis of the sacred saint.<\/p>\n

So reflect honestly,
\nTo the count of your vivacity,
\nTo feed your own vanity,
\nAnd ask yourself.<\/p>\n

In this life,
\nDid you see what you wanted to see?
\nDo what you wanted to do?
\nSay what you wanted to say?
\nLove … whom you wanted to love?<\/p>\n

For the rhythm of life,
\nIs only as wide,
\nAs the breath of life,
\nWhere only the lucky go past,
\nThe fill of life.<\/p>\n

So hurry up,
\nAs time is ticking,
\nSeasons are vanishing,
\nLife is exhausting.<\/p>\n

And before the destiny strikes,
\nIn plentiful,
\nBe kind,
\nBe sublime,
\nFor that is indeed prime,
\nIn God\u2018s mind.<\/p>\n

–Don\u2018t fear the arc of twilight. It is for everyone. But yes. Work hard to attain what you have to attain before it sets in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hope \u2014 In The Arc Of Twilight — Kamlesh Tripathi Life changes when you enter the arc of twilight. You\u2018ve left so much behind as compared to what is ahead. This is when one feels. Perhaps, it\u2018s time for introspection\u2014 In the arc of Twilight, When the day recedes, Night retrieves, Is when the daylight […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-222271","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-spark"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222271\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}