Light and Dark

life is having all shades and many times failure and sadness try to make us feel numb and depressed, but after the darkest hour there comes the dawn...and that's life

Staring at light pole, being tranquil and calm

Silently I was praising its charm

All was seeming grandeur & bright

Only hopes & shines were there in the sight

 

Suddenly I turned around

There was my own shadow on the ground

It preached the basic canon of life, perhaps

Manifesting phases of life, arcane shapes

 

In spite of having light just behind

I couldn’t turn and was feeling hapless

Was cursing the martinet destiny, its hostility

But couldn’t accept my weakness, my insanity

 

In that very small and simple moment

I got some understandings, very relevant

Light and darkness are nothing but relative

Complimentary to each other, are both dull & creative

Looking at light, facing it from front

Is like looking at plight, to confront

Turning back to it means to evade, succumbing to an issue

Ironical, own shadow looks occult, timid, showing no clue

 

Facing the light means darkness is just behind

& confronting shadow instills hopes in the mind

It confirms the presence other aspect, vivid and bright

All needed is to turn around and embrace the light

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

"Light and darkness are nothing but relative
Complimentary to each other, are both dull & creative"
Great thoughts and wisdom in the poem. The above lines are true. I like the ending a lot. We must seek and embrace the light. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[The Quill]

Thank you so much for such a nice feedback :)

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome. You are a amazing writer.

[The Quill]

Thank you Sir

[Parvati Prakash]

"confronting shadow instills hopes in the mind" of course true. good vocabulary, excellent theme conveyed through parallelism.

[Ayushi]

"Light and darkness are nothing but relative
Complimentary to each other, are both dull & creative"
Beautiful lines..
These reflects you high capability and imagination
Great work:)

[The Quill]

thanks much ma'am :)

[Dark Poet]

Loved how i couls visually see in my head this poem. A beautiful work!

[The Quill]

thankss a lot :)

[Matching Socks]

Beautiful poem, I imagined my own shadow on the ground stretched like a cannon. Loved that line.
Two comments, first line: staring at light pole , insert 'a' after 'at'. Or could be 'the'?
And did you mean for it to be 'canon' or ''cannon'?

[The Quill]

yup..the "a or the " will do,,,and ma'am i meant canon :) thnkss much for ur feedback :)

[Matching Socks]

Perfect! Love it!

[The Quill]

thanks a ton ma'am :)

[Matching Socks]

And thanks to you... for sharing this beautiful poem.

[The Quill]

thank u soo much ma'am for ur kind words and praises :)

[Dhaye]

Indeed, there are always two sides in everything. The light and the dark. The good and evil. The happy and sad. Yin and Yang as they also call it. It's life duality.

Nice presentation with fine rhyme and rhythm. Keep it up.

[The Quill]

Thank you so much ma'am :)

[Dhaye]

You're welcome.