Is tomorrow "It"???!

So tomorrow is supposedly the day that the world is going to end.  Amidst all the discussions (mostly mocking the event-that-is-to-be!), I thought it only apt to list out some of the very few things (off the top of my head) that remains to be seen/done/achieved. And should the end really be tomorrow, then they shall forever remain just visions, hopes and dreams!

But just a random thought here – Of course there are things that are yet to be. But if the world ended not tomorrow but ten years down the line (or even a hundred), there would still be things that would be yet to be!!! Wouldn’t there???!!!!!!!

There are so many things that are yet to be!

There is no knowing, what the future holds;

The past is full of stories, tomorrow is untold;

But if, as they say, the end is indeed near;

Then there is reason to now ponder;

For all the years that the earth has seen;

There are so many things that are yet to be!

Life on the moon and finding new stars,

Maybe even settling a community on Mars;

Trivialising distance, nothing too far;

Revolutionising travel, making faster cars;

Discovering and innovating, through science and insight;

Is there time enough so these visions see light?!

A world that’s free from barriers of colour and race;

Where the poor and weak don’t have to hide their face;

Where power lies not in money or might or lineage;

Where merit is rewarded, not exploited and savaged;

A world of happy people, a world of caring hearts;

For a world as old as ours, is that too much to ask?

There are stories waiting to be told, battles waiting to be won;

Much has been planned and said, that’s waiting to be done;

Mysteries unsolved, damages uncared,

Scars and wounds, open and bare

Who’s to answer, who’s to repair?

Is there time enough to heal all that’s there?

Till next time (and hopefully soon!), from slo, it's tally-ho :)

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Morning Inspiration!

Early morning, I have discovered, is MY time of the day! Certain nights when sleep is elusive and thoughts superfluous - 3am is when I finally give up trying to sleep and set to put those thoughts down to paper (or in some cases to the cell phone!). The following poem is a result of one such night spent tossing and turning in bed and that of ringing in the day looking out of the window!

A Daily Surprise!As the golden sun rises on the horizon,
Its shining rays dispelling the dark;
I wake up to a new day,
To new dreams and opportunities, to a reignited spark.As the velvet blanket of stars,
Gets shrouded by frothy clouds;
I wake up to a bounce in my step,
A leap in my heart and a host of uplifting sounds.
And as a pristine flower blooms,
Petal by delicate petal;
I watch yet another blessed day unfold,
Before my starry eyes.And as I set out to face the world,
And its myriad challenges today;
I spare a moment to thank the Lord,
For this divine daily surprise!
Overwhelmed with the results of my early morning inspiration, I recall texting this entire poem to a bunch of dear friends. So to some of you, this post may not really hold any new thoughts! Nevertheless, I could think of no other poem that I wanted first on this new blog as I have always seen morning as a fitting metaphor for change, beginnings and promise which is what this blog holds!

So for now, from slo, it's Tally-ho!

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