Grail – A Poem
©By Vijaya Sundaram
March 22, 2013
I spend my days in
Walking,
Not winging.
Yearning,
Not learning.
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You spend your days in
Talking,
Not singing.
Weeping
Not leaping.
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We spend our days in
Clocking time
Stinging,
Sneering,
Not spurring.
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They spend their days in
Mocking,
Mud-flinging.
Jeering,
Not cheering.
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And we seek, and we yearn
And we weep and we burn
And in circles we will turn
While we earn, earn, earn.
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Just sing, don’t speak.
Just learn, don’t yearn.
Don’t sorrow for tomorrow.
Don’t weep, just sleep.
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Don’t mock, just cheer.
Just listen till you hear
For I’ll whisper in your ears
And I’ll wash away your tears.
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Throw your hat in the air
Throw your scarf to the skies
Toss your bag to the ground
Toss your pride with your lies.
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Throw your dreams away
Let them fall where they may.
Let them laugh while you play.
In the new-born day.
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Here’s a puzzle and a knot,
The more you seek you’ll fail.
And if you use, and lose it not,
You’ll reach your holy grail.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The End~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~