Birthday

All of us living folks do assume a matter of right
The inheritance of a legacy of a date when we first came into sight,
A day in our life that can never be undone,
A memory in our life that gets forever etched in stone

As the day approaches we plan to go all out for a celebration
As the day arrives we experience a strange mix of emotion
Another day, and another year, we seem to have grown older
Another chapter of life that is forever captured in our life folder

Some plan a visit to a place of religious worship
Some plan to alleviate another man’s hardship
The wishes from near and dear makes one feel joyful
The inherent nature of the day relieves the worries and makes one playful

A time when some of us consciously indulge in self reflection
A time when some of us plan to go beyond our zones of restriction
A time when some of us finally decide to let go our frustration
A time when some of us appreciate the wonder of creation

Some say like old wine, people mature with age
Some say like an old carriage, people carry lot of baggage
Some say like a prisoner of vice, it resembles the rolling of a pair of dice
Some say it is the least price to gain entry into the kingdom of wise

The day does dish out a menu of a very unique blend
The full expose into the garden of life that one constantly tends
The day as per the laws of nature has to come to an end
The daily issues in the journey of life one still needs to attend

The end of the day, the continuity of the play,
The experiences of life as one continues one stay
The canvas of life gets its color from the painter’s tray,
The evolved soul continues to celebrate every day as his birthday!