Awakening

AWAKENING

With the surging ripples of desires A new joy, the fickle mind aspires; It tries to sting and divert the mind With sole focus on fancies abound.

With the sorrows and sufferings And temptations and misgivings, Mind, betwixt darkness and light, Shuttles between ego and conceit.

With ease, no one can conquer grief Or can cross the ocean of worldly life; If heart leans towards righteousness One can bask under life’s cheerfulness.

Realize! Whenever intellect awakens One can easily swim the life’s ocean; Disentangling the tangle of ignorance Yes, a contented life one can balance.