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POEM: I FIND JOYS OF HEAVEN HERE ON EARTH

Kamlesh Tripathi

(Published in the Goan Everyday newspaper on 4/1/26)

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I find the joys of heaven here on earth,

I behold the grandeur of heaven through the earth,

Earth is my mother—patient, enduring,

She describes to me what heaven is like,

She sketches in easy symbols,

The grace of the gods, said to dwell there.

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I have seen but never been to hell,

Through human sufferings,

I get a glimpse of hell,

They say both heaven and hell exist here and now,

Yet neither has a marked boundary,

Demarcating their territory.

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But they have distinct characteristics,

One laughs, the other cries,

One gladdens,

The other saddens,

One heals, one wounds,

One lifts, the other chains.

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God has created both heaven and hell,

For human beings residing on earth,

They are twin mirrors held for humanity,

Where goodness leads to heaven,

And wickedness to hell.

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Heaven and hell begin with the same letter,

As if to remind us of their closeness,

Both have ‘He’ to begin with,

He—aven and He—ll,

To caution the man about its consequences.

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The choice lies not in fate,
But in your actions,

So choose the ones that lead you to heaven,

And stay away from deeds that take you to hell.

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Animals follow their nature without shame,

For they have no sense of the game,

But human beings have the brains,

To decipher between heaven and hell.

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So awaken your human mind,

And stay away from crime,

To find the joys of heaven here on earth,

As says the Bard of Avon,

In his Venetian lines,

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“You are the master of your life. Steer it well so that you don’t miss heaven while on earth”

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Written and posted by Kamlesh Tripathi

Author, Poet, & Columnist

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https://kamleshsujata.wordpress.com

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