The Spirit We Must Maintain

No worries Pal, Anyways,
Thanks for all good old days,
Now let’s part our ways ..,

Fasten the backpack once you
Stuff with food, love, clouds and rains …

Anything else you want too,
As much as you can,
Even the old dry piece of
"Childhood Sugercane"….!!

I am gonna go for the Yellow Stone,
You might wanna head towards
The Blue Ridge Mountains..;

Go far away, go climb the pink Zion cliff,
Lunge to take all the pains…

Lets Get dissimilated into five elements ,
As slowly as they grow, the grains …;

Lets free the souls from all the old stains ,
Humbly , yet with adequate disdain..,

The disdain we should upkeep,
The spirit we must maintain ..!!

Author's Note

A sense of departure with little or no hangover.

Reviews

[Sheila Kline]

There are those times when we must walk another path and put the old behind us as we move on!
And with this, our companions might have the same desires - one goes to the north, another to the south, and so it goes. The best outcome is that the paths may cross again one day!
An interesting write with good rhyme!

[Anand Sehgal]

Thanks a lot Sheila for the review :)

[Easterlily]

Sometimes-we-reach-a-point-where-we-realize-that-something-that-was-once-good-is-no-longer-the-best-for-us-and-we-must-learn-to-let-go...and-sometimes-life-decides-for-us-and-we-must-pick-up-the-pieces-as-best-we-an-and-try-to-be-better-for-it....in-the-midst-of-the-turmoil-it-is-hard-to-see,but-when-the-dust-settles-we-find-clarity-and-can-even-see-our-own-faults-in-what-transpired,leading-us-to-blooming-paths-of-growing-in-grace-and-forgiveness....
A-very-honest-and-relatable-poem....

[Anand Sehgal]

Thank you Lily :) Glad that you felt connected :D

[Joyce S. Greene]

I guess this guy really wants out! Beautifully written, Anand. I am always impressed with the power of your poetry. Excellent!

[Anand Sehgal]

Your comments truly humble me :) Keep reading Joyce

[Vani Jalagar]

"Lets free the souls from all the old stains ,
Humbly , yet with adequate disdain..,"
it is so true......pals are apart from each other.we were like one soul. Rarely we meet but love remains the same and the same feel even today :)

[Anand Sehgal]

Thank you Vani :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wow, a bitter ending...you go your way and i'll go mine...and i want our ways to be as far apart from each other as possible.

lots of angst in this piece...it works.

[Anand Sehgal]

that is how real life works , isn't it?

[Kelly Scheppers]

There's a comraderie found with nature that kicks in all those "endorphins". Wonderful insight, Anand!

[Anand Sehgal]

You saw it Kelly...... Thanks a lot :D

[Kelly Scheppers]

Anand, you must write something of India for us. I'd be delighted to read it!

[Anand Sehgal]

I will come up with something for Sure . Thanks so much Dear for your noble thoughts :)

[K. Louis]

good with no hangover..
I loved the rhythm of this piece. Playful and yet still makes a point.

[Anand Sehgal]

Thank you Louis :)

[K. Louis]

you're welcome!

[Eddie Phillips]

This was good. It for some reason makes me want to strap on my pack and go for a walk. LOL

[Anand Sehgal]

Ha ha :) -
If you wanna go out, go out;
If you wanna stay back, stay back
( In the light of Cat Stevens :P )

[Pryde Foltz]

I am brought back to my back-packing days. You meet people, bond in intimate ways, speaking of friendship here, learn tremendous life-lessons, and then you part never to meet again. So sad and so sweet. You capture this splendidly.

[Anand Sehgal]

Thank you so much Pryde, yeah this is an amalgamated emotion indeed.