Investment

 

When you spend it or eat it

No matter how vast the fortune

It will be spent and gone forever 

There will be nothing left ever

One Task at a Time

 

Each task like a goal can only be accomplished

If all the eyes are only on this task focused

And the ears are only to this task playing ball

And the legs are there just to score that goal

Never Give Up

 

The only way to reach the destination is to not stop walking 

Under no circumstance should the feet freeze and cut progress

The flying cannot be allowed to stop until the limit of the sky is reached  

By all means must the temptation to stop midway be rejected  

Trying is not enough until every mile of the race is covered 

The excuses and pleas that say enough has been done are liars 

Not one, not two, but numerous steps are made to cover the distance

The Making of Rome

When Great Rome is built, it is not built in a day

It takes a whole day to add just one brick

For one brick to be laid, the sun labors from dawn to dusk

Till the numerous bricks all come together

To give Great Rome its elegance and grace

Learning Without Tiring

 

When you stop learning you are draining

Your value is dipping, you are eroding

The essence in you is wasting and corroding

Your progress is falling, you are declining

The richness in you is waning and fading

Like flies you are dropping and flopping

Make It Happen

 

You see a great mansion now

Where once a void existed

Then it stood only in a mind

In a couple of minds it lived

Till one mind resolved to act

Taking personal responsibility

To lay down the first solitary brick 

And that is how the mansion begun

Try Again

 

Each time you try again

The obscurity becomes clearer

Cracks begin to appear in the colossus

The impossible no longer seems impossible

It begins to settle deep down that it is possible

The Spirit Inside

 

When the spirit, the pillar of strength,

 stands resolute and unassailable

And the will, burning like a flame of fire,

 is absolute and indomitable

Backed by a conviction that stands 

 strong and steadfast

And fueling it all is a motivation

 deep and consummate

The army of challenges simply melts away

The wall of mountains simply gives way

Stay the Course

 

It is at that moment when thunder roars

In the dark sky, and the flash flood rages

And the earthquake rumbles and grumbles

That the realization sinks deep down

How wise and sensible it was that years ago

While planning and building the house

The foundation got devoted attention

Sacrifices were made to build it strong

Knowing that every drop of sweat was a must

Baby Step

 

To learn to walk 

A baby step is necessary

To omit a baby step 

Is planning failure at walking, forever

Look No Farther

You are busy searching 

On the bed, under the bed

On the chair, under the chair

On the table, under the table

Until you realize that the keys 

Are in your hands all the while

And you laugh at the jolly folly

There is a Reason

 When your lane is congested and slow

Your eyes and heart are evermore

Envying those on the other lane

That is going in the opposite direction

That is so free and fast in motion

But only by staying put on your lane

And fighting off the temptation

Will the arrival be a revolution

There is Time to Make the Cake

Can a cake really be made in a heartbeat?

And in the same heartbeat, can it be a treat?

There is time when the cake must be baked

When ingredients must be dutifully gathered

When the flour must be carefully measured 

And into the super bowl ceremoniously emptied

When the eggs must be nicely scrambled 

And into the flour unceremoniously dumped

When the milk, the sugar and the butter

Must too be added to bring in more flavor

The Three Brave Fingers

The thumb buries his head in the sand

He knows that the whole pointing is pointless

He finds shame in participating in this,

This accusation of the other party

But the thumb lacks the guts to dare the self, 

That is wasting time looking for excuses

He finds himself between a rock and a hard place

Not brave enough to point one way 

Or the other way, the thumb abstains

Confidence is Everything

Can a car get anywhere without the driver?

Can the body stand on its feet without the head?

Your confidence is the head and the driver 

What Really Matters

It could be a large seed

Or it could be a tiny seed

It doesn't really matter

Does it grow into a big tree?

That is what really matters

Above Average

 For those who have a destiny to pursue

Their path has a destination they must reach

Only by staying on that road their peace is found

No matter the price it demands, they are happy to pay

Away from any clueless plain road they will run

For it lacks direction and promises meaningless bliss

Their whole life is pursuing what is meaningful to them

Intolerable to them is the easy road that leads nowhere 

A thorny path that leads to their dream is more preferable

The huddles and risks along the way are huge and ruthless

But the destination they desire is even bigger and priceless

It dwarfs the impossible odds challenging their zeal

They are out to prove that mountains can be moved

Non-negotiable is the matter of pursuing their destiny

Their zeal for their destiny is one that no hammer can crush

We Will Overcome

Deadly and malignant the bush fire may be

Burning, wrecking and smashing through life 

Reducing the once good moments of elation

To sad ashes that invoke sad streams of tears

Flattening the hopes that were once promising

To a barren wilderness of eternal desolation

Replacing the most wonderful experiences

With nothing but the maimed and burnt stumps

Freedom is locked up, isolated, under siege

Surrounded by the snarling smoldering fires

Every Other Step Matters

While all the other legs labor

Pushing and kicking 

Dribbling and tackling

Passing and crossing 

The guy who caps it all

With a tap into the goal

Gets all the praise 

And all the applause

Land of the Green and the Bold

The plane is struggling along the road

Having by the car been candidly told

That the best way is the awesome road

To the land of the green and the bold

Now the plane is happily flying high

His heart having convinced him to fly

For his is not the road but the sky

To the land of the green and the bold