If life is rich or poor

Being amused, being enthused,
Being safe and being at rest
Are the moments of happiness.

Being belied, being bereaved,
Being denied and being anxious
Are the moments of sorrow.

Feeling high, reaching top,
Falling in love and meeting desire
Are the moments of pleasure.

Feeling low, falling deep,
Fearing, wanting and pining
Are the moments of pain.

Their mixture determines
If one’s life is rich or poor,
Though mind can alter the contour
25.12.2007

poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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