The White Birds

a poem by Ramesh T A

The white birds in group go high across the blue sky,
When I look upon for respite and breathe a free air.
How is their life? Indeed theirs is beautiful;
But how is our life? In deeds lie our lives.
So, what is life? Duties, rewards and punishments?
And what rules our life; love or hatred?
Only anger, hatred, frustration and boredom come.
Look at nature, how beautiful and good it is!
Sun rises and sets regularly!
Moon rises and sets beautifully!
Twinkling stars look like winking eyes of the sky!
It looks they are all kidding at man’s life.

Nature’s way of life is free, beautiful and true to emulate.
Why can’t man’s life too be like that in the world?
If so, how peaceful and beautiful man’s life will be then!
It’s a blessed thing to be born as birds to fly in communion with Nature
Like the high flying white birds do in the wide open sky
To get the blessed mood we long for so dearly in this busy world!

The atmosphere of the birds is free from fights, noise, dust and all pollution,
Where there is no hatred, jealousy, fear and anger arise among them;
A perfect state where these mystic birds enjoy pure bliss
Which poets, philosophers and sages of the world find it very difficult to attain
Through mystical pursuits pure and perfect to achieve that sublime state!
Moving in rest they fly as if dreaming while wide awake,
A perfect state to meditate and for mysticism to enjoy the blessed mood
That gives peace of mind and sense of relief to the worn out souls!

That atmosphere how are we going to achieve on our polluted Earth?
Are we going to change our atmosphere or have we to change as to the atmosphere?
If you are good and the atmosphere is unenlightened, enlighten it with noble ideas;
If the atmosphere is bad and you are not peaceful, meditate over Nature of its silent beauty;
If the atmosphere is good and you are noble, the heaven is here and nowhere else!

Wholly mingling in Nature the white birds enjoy spiritual bliss in flight!
As gift, though not physically but spiritually man can achieve,
If he wills to have this as his aim, ambition and goal in life;
In that respect, the white bird is the wise bird for anyone to emulate in life!
Truly for man the white bird is a noble ambition for achievement in life!