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The Wedding of Heaven and Earth

 

Making Heaven and Earth meet

Wasn’t an easy task

Yet they came together

In the horizon of love to bask

 

The earthy princess- Body

Was to marry Life- the celestial prince

This wedding of Earth and Heaven

Was such an auspicious thing

 

Life and Body were tied by breath

A strong bond they hoped would last

It only lasts a lifetime though

Yet to nurture it they both worked hard

 

Their nurturing made the bond gain weight in their lives

But soon it grew heavy to weigh upon their ties

Life started slipping out of Body’s loving embrace

And Body grew tired of having Life’s whereabouts to trace

 

Life, the eternal wanderer, transcended the bond to leave

Leaving behind the aged Body, their separation to grieve

The Body gave up, as their bond grew weaker with time

While Life wandered with reclaimed freedom touching bliss sublime

 

Jyoti Prateek

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