POETRY: THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE

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By Kamlesh Tripathi

THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE

FOR A STORM CREATES RIPPLES IN EACH LIFE,

AND WITHOUT A STORM THERE ISN’T ANY LIFE,

SO, BE THAT AS IT MAY,

STORM TOUCHES THE CHORD OF EVERY LIFE.

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FOR THERE IS A STORM IN SUCCESS,

A STORM IN FAILURE,

A STORM IN EMOTIONS,

A STORM IN VICTORY,

AND SO ALSO A STORM IN DEFEAT,

BUT THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE.

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AND REMEMBER THERE IS A STORM IN ISOLATION,

A STORM IN RECOGNITION,

A SOFT STORM IN A PRIEST,

AND A FIERCE STORM IN A DEVIL,

NEVERTHELESS THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE.

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IT HAS NO FACE,

NO VOICE OF DISCORD,

OFFERS NO PLEASANTRIES NOR BADINAGE,

AS IT MAKES NO SOUND,

AND OFTEN ENTERS THROUGH THE BACK DOOR,

YET IT IS A VORTEX OF A LIFETIME.

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IT OFTEN COMES AS A FRIEND DISGUISED AS AN ENEMY,

WHEN IT THROWS YOU OFF GEAR,

 AND SHOCKS YOU TO DESPAIR,

IT HURTS YOU PROPER YET IT KEEPS YOU ALIVE,

TO LEARN THE LESSONS OF LIFE,

AND WHAT MORE, AS THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE.

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IT DOESN'T FAVOUR,

IT DOESN'T PICK AND CHOOSE,

IT TREATS ALL EQUALLY,

AS AND WHEN IT VISITS EACH LIFE.

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BIGGER THE SMILE BIGGER IS THE STORM,

BEHIND EVERY SMILE THERE IS A STORM,

BEFORE EVERY STORM THERE IS A SMILE,

AND BEYOND THE STORM THERE IS A WIDER SMILE.

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AND IN LIFE, THERE WAS NEVER A MOMENT,

WHEN I COULD FEEL THERE ISN’T A STORM,

BUT STORMS COME AND GO,

BUT THE STORM OF LIFE SHALL REMAIN.

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FOR YOU CAN DISOWN YOUR LIFE,

BUT NOT THE STORM IN YOUR LIFE,

AND NOW WHEN THE STORM STAYS AWAY,

I WONDER WHEN WILL IT STRIKE,

FOR THERE IS A STORM IN EACH LIFE,

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