along

on the ocean of life,

tossed

to & fro

on the canoe of destiny,

violent storms

set my sail adrift

into some foreboding mist!

Dreary clouds

of events past,

cast shadows dark,

Alas! I sink in,

in despair

gasping for breath

as feelings too -

like waves,

soar so high,

O! how I do try

to ride,

against the tide,

taking things, in my stride

sorrows mine, I hide

as icebergs of hope

appear in sight,

I drift along,

On the ocean of life………

~Nirmala~