poetry

Jataka Bandi

Duality

Gentle breezes whisper soft,
Cyclones roar with might aloft.
After the fierce winds blow away,  
Quiet fills each open space,  
Leaves in stillness, cease their sway.
Have you seen such quivering grace
what does it do to your belief in race
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Duty

Putting all heart and soul,  
Pouring every ounce of energy whole,  
Toiling through night and day,  
Building wealth and fame along the way.  

Thinking it was all for them,  
You turn, expecting the same respect to stem.  
But find neglect, a painful surprise,  
Wounding your mood, wounding your pride.  

It’s you who forgot the truth inside:  
Your journey is yours alone to guide.  
Be there, be present, be at it strong—  
That is your work, where you belong.
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Congruence

Thoughts and feelings kept inside,  
No one knows, and none can steal.  
But when they flow to words outside,  
All can know and all can feel.  

When words transform to actions bold,  
You experience, and all bear witness.  
Yet when thoughts, words, and deeds don’t hold,  
Hollow becomes the self’s own fitness.  

Be congruent, align in stride,  
Be the one on life’s joy ride.  
For life’s journey is not to miss,  
Each moment’s a chance for bliss. 
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