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Poem: When the Summer Is Through

Kamlesh Tripathi

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“There comes a time when the peak of life gets over, and you’re left with the residues. Learn to enjoy them equally.”

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Celebrations were galore,

Merriments were in scores,

But after the peak,

Life has become a big bore.

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When the summer ends,
And autumn arrives with its mellow gold,
I feel the whisper of endings,

In my deep core.

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Winter waits quietly in the offing,
Not menacing, but inevitable,
When I realise, with a sigh,
That the peak of life is now left behind.

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There was a time when every morning,
Seemed to hold a promise,
There was that thrill of becoming,
That reason for running.

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The world seemed vast and welcoming,
Celebrations were endless,
Merriments were in scores.
And the future appeared allured.

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Like a horizon forever receding,
But never out of reach,

And it was all before the peak,

When I was in the driver’s seat.

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No one thinks of a decline,
When the climb is steep and bright,
We live as though the flame would never dim,
And life would continue to peak in the stride.

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We believe that the inertia of joy,
Will keep turning the wheel of life,
Even long after the fire has extinguished,

So there is no risk to my pride.

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But the seasons change quietly,
The heart slows its pace,
The crowd thins,
And suddenly, the silence is louder
than the sound.

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Life after the peak is not bitter— only subdued,
Like the twilight after a blazing day,
The laughter now is softer,
the steps slower,
And the dreams are more inward.

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There is beauty even here,
Even when there is no tide in the affairs of men,

Learn to accept the come down,

That emerges after the peak.

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Somewhere deep within,
I still long for one more summer,
One more bandwagon,
One more extravaganza,
But that is not to be.

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“When the summer is through, winter isn’t far behind”

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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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