Transition periods of Human beings

a poem by Gummadapu Narasimha Rao

Human beings face quadri vital periods lurid,
Nature protects those phases, as guide placid,
Childhood, first stage reflects infants of lucid,
Youth second state projects of teens splendid,
Adulthood third spell, shrills matured candid,
Old age fourth span yells the ripened morbid.

CHILDHOOD

Homo sapiens start first stage of apt childhood
Set out as infants but play at God in gay mood,
Sleep well and glitter like that of angels gaiety
None could know the mind except lord mighty.

Children cheery, explore affection and passion
Glances merry implore to wipe out the tension,
Parents attend all needs, still delicate to handle
Aquatint with words, to turn to that lore gentle.

Little always play and gifts grim state sportive
Pretty smiles tip poets, to write ditties creative,
Gentle hearts convert brittle as tender by deeds
Petty minds relish fables, just those tasty feeds.

Under teen notions are adjudged most pleasant
Invite elders with smile and wipe pains instant,
Incline to some confined and confident people
Cosy glances and phonetics win elders’ mantle.

Childhood days and acts, recall sweet memory
No burdens, so episodes of kids are yore glory,
Schools, studies and pals spur facts of redolent
Spell strolls ahead into threshold of adolescent.

Children cherry, cultivate cute culture, credible
Should behold aged, as able prodigies of noble,
Bestow to view mellow and hear tales adorable
Boyhood benign budding brings boon bootable.

YOUTH

Second period youth quests quixotic ignorance
Dexter period tells quaint and queer innocence,
Body and mind grow fast to posture exuberant
Expose, the best physic to most possible extent.

Adolescent stage deems lucid spell of crescent
Unable to focus, still scans to tastes of nascent,
Mounts pride and prejudice just that age break
Teen friction, tension and emotion, sit on peak.

Adults and aged feel fear to deal slender youth
Men keep keen watch, on youth faith and truth,
Their novel actions account that sane prudence
Nimble buzz sallies make pedants of eminence.

Body glitters are bright even glances too sharp
Limbs works well, brain thinks all as that harp,
Gender features of lad and lass, expose so well
Potent youth extracts inordinate patent art skill.

Stop quibble words, speak maxims to practice
Emotions erupt abruptly control with patience,
Avert all spendthrift strolls to live just majestic
Right stage, to build bright career of scholastic.

Youth follow mellow illustrations not illusions
Golden period yield not ever to false delusions,
Avert perishables choose good deeds of eternal
Prove youth is not blunder best age of potential.

ADULTHOOD

Adulthood third spell plays ardent role adorable
Attend teens to fold, as stable targets admirable,
Acquire insight, on fair house accounts credible
Utilise wisdom to societal noble deeds laudable.

Adults work dawn to dusk, for opulent progeny
Assiduous toils to society, gain suave harmony,
Prime persons of family unit, to retain integrity
Guard yore culture, and feed traditions chastity.

Stand like king pin to protect inherited treasure
Strain well to put square in the perfect measure,
Add more assets to adduce of family reputation
Intend to retain, wealthy and worthy generation.

Aspire pious span to render philanthropic deeds
Desire attitude of pardon towards psycho feeds,
Acquire auspicious aspects of the responsibility
Secure salubrious social work to save humanity.

Seldom adults few, subject to sudden pressures
Commit mistakes not taking propitiate features,
Aspects adverse create certain sable conditions
Rise to occasion to settle, for exulted situations.

Realise and respond to attain hilarious pious life
Adore duty devotion to expect results quite fine,
Cultivate spiritual shrills to serve a sane society
Relate vital sooths to establish placid humanity.

OLDAGE

Old age fourth stage deems the regret and curse
Ripen with tales and toils the end of life course,
Ups and downs remain, as signs of the memory
But each life plays, vital role in running history.

Limbs cripple, and result is restrict movements
Grey hair and baldness are of old age remnants,
Candid voice fumbles, still eyesight diminishes
Forgetting creeps top, and body shade vanishes.

Decorum and decency of old is odd and moody
Take care of own never dream the mean greedy,
Grin laughing grim as children that of the angel
Children ponder laps of aged to hear tales novel.

Seldom sense their stature is ignored by society
Prop perpetual pivotal actions, if not tip anxiety,
Happy to recall yore events of exciting curiosity
Gratify the ignorance of innocents with chastity.

Discern solitude, but concern that near and dear
Instantly tempt acutely of morbidity, while hear,
Project yore reputation, and of crescent position
Abode to heaven aspire, when in best condition.

Old epoch impact, prevails on society all stages
Exalted settle youth disputes even of marriages,
Sprout spiritual seeds in young minds of gaiety
Yet old age is regret, but fold it just lucid blithe.