Bright and Shade

The Idea:
Nature offers us everything and leaves it up to us to decide what we enjoy and what we complain about. Rain for instance, is one thing that a lot of us enjoy and in every moment of enjoyment, somewhere inside of us is a moment of deep reflection. 

The Conclusion:
As important it is to recognize that nothing is permanent for the things that we care for or enjoy, it is also important to apply that theory for the more sorrowful moments in our life. If the day is followed by the darkness of the night, the night too is followed by a brand new sunrise.

Bright and Shade

I bend upon the balcony wall.

I stare out onto the shaded town.

I must get back to work again,

The sound of the rain, presses me on.

The chill in the air,

And the chai in my hand…

The trickling water on the windows…

The racing thoughts in my mind.

I stand here appreciating nature,

Elsewhere someone might be complaining.

I stand here shielded from the harsh sunlight.

Elsewhere someone might have been burnt.

There’s always the black and white…

There are always the gradient grays…

Sometimes the glaring contrasts are soothing,

Sometimes a little lit up and partially shaded ways.

Tomorrow the perspective might change,

Tomorrow, I might see that which is hidden away…

But today I enjoy my clouded views,

Today I listen to the music of the rain.

I drown my thoughts in the puddles ahead,

I splash, I spin, I play.

I feel the presence of God in the thunders,

I want to enjoy His magic atleast today.

The droplets beat against my face,

I extend my hands and try to hold on.

But like everything in nature, the water too

Like time it just slips away.

The rainbow appears, fills my heart with color,

And with joy and hope, yet despair…

The clouds are clearing, making way for the sun…

And for the brightness that I don’t want to remember.