Poetry

The World Beyond…

I wish

I knew what lies beyond this life!

If only, I could talk to someone already there!

If only, with God I could converse!

If only, a glimpse I could catch of that beautiful world-

I hear people talk about!

Is it they have visited it?

Or have they read about it somewhere

But who could have written about it?

There’s no ‘homecoming’ ever from there

Then how, how do people know-

 It’s a magnificent world out there and-

Life is more glorious than here?

It’s a big enigma for me-

And for you too, I guess!

Then does it mean-

That world we must visit-

To solve this mysterious puzzle?

But then-

What next?

Can we  do the impossible-

 Book a return ticket?

Will we be allowed to come back?

People resolutely believe  we can’t-

It’s against the ‘Law of Nature’ for-

It’s a place of ‘No Return,’ of eternity!

Then how does one know-

The world beyond this acquisitive one is-

The most dazzling world of mysticism?

The factual truth is-

Within us lie the two worlds-

The ugly, indecent,deceitful, materialistic one and-

The glorious, decent one with  spiritualistic beauty within us

The choice is ours-

Which one we  prefer  to live in-

And then –

This  visionary world to a reality transforms

The life on earth we choose

Accordingly books us for the other life!

                                                                               ~Anuradha .S. Bannore 

                                                                                                         Vadodara, India        

2 Comments

  1. Beautifully expressed a question all mortals ask !
    Very powerful answer embedded in the poem .
    A delightful poem about the eternal question of ,what, after it all ends !

  2. yes the good and the bad angels reside within us and it is for us to choose between a holistic life and an un holistic one
    we can either be the learned dr faustus and gain honors and remain indulged in our literary pursuits or like him fall a victim in the hands of mephistopheles