RIDDLE OF LIFE
HAR PRASAD SHARMA
Caught in the snare of
distress why
Does man live in this world?
This mystery I could not
solve!
The lass
of illusion makes us dance
We fall and rise and
fall and get up
We end our life in false
romance
Of bitterest grief we
taste the cup.
Caught in the trap of
false hopes why
Does man live in this
world?
This question I could
not solve!
We run after a mirage ...... There
Entraps us hardship’s
hurricane
Nights of despair
swallow us here
Our tears flow like a
fountain.
Shaking by the jerks of
deep sobs why
Does man breathe in this
world?
This philosophy I could
not solve!
Plant of hope is crushed
under heel
Earthquakes of worry
shake our heart
This life is like a
turning wheel
That begins to end and
ends to start.
Breathing in between the
Death’s jaws why
Does man laugh in this
world?
This riddle I could not
solve!