Two Poems on Tomorrow - Who Has Ever Seen Tomorrow .... ??!! And Tomorrow's Today

.... Tomorrow Will Be Today, Tomorrow, Who has ever seen Tomorrow .... ??!! .... .... Now, on hand, Ever slipping .... Make the most of it, To Make Tomorrow's Today Blest and Lit.

Who Has Ever Seen Tomorrow .... ??!!

Yesterday was tomorrow

The day before,

Today was tomorrow,

Yesterday,

Tomorrow will be today,

Tomorrow,

Who has ever seen

Tomorrow .... ??!!

Who has ever seen

Tomorrow .... ??!!

- Vanita Thakkar (23-03-2021)

Tomorrow's Today

The string of Time

Rolls on and on,

Gone, ever gone,

Coming, ever coming,

Now, on hand,

Ever slipping ....

Make the most of it,

To make

Tomorrow's Today

Blest and Lit.

- Vanita Thakkar (23-03-2021)

Reflections ....

Tomorrow is a dream, an aspiration, an uncertainty - that arouses many feelings including, hope, curiosity, inspiration, apprehension and so on. It is on the farther side of the flow of Time, always presenting itself as the present and moving on to become past .... What we have on hand is today - now - the present .... And a lo...ng trail of unchangeable past that keeps adding up every moment also has to be handled by learning, enjoying and obtaining strength and inspiration from the memories, letting go and moving ahead ....

- Vanita Thakkar (25-03-2021)

This is in response to the word prompt challenge by fellow author and poetess Brenda Arledge on Tomorrow ....

This word prompt - Tomorrow - also reminds of a very famous Doha by the great Saint Kabir on the importance of overcoming the usual, mundane laziness of postponing important tasks to the morrow ....

Kaal Kare So Aaj Kar, Aaj Kare So Ab,

Pal Mein Paralay Hoegee, Bahuree Karegaa Kab.

Meaning :

Better do (the work) today than tomorrow, better do (the work) now than today.

Destruction / Doom takes just a moment to occur, when will you accomplish (your work) ?

About Doha ....

Doha is a very old "verse-format" of Indian poetry. It is an independent verse, a couplet, the meaning of which is complete in itself, that consists of rhyming couplets made up of twenty-four syllables each, composed in Mātrika metre.

Links to some Doha Songs available online ....

Kabir Amritvaanee - Some Popular Doha of Sant Kabir - The Doha Kaal Kare So Aaj Kar .... starts at 05:53 minutes in this compilation (just for information)

Doha from the Ramayana by Sant Tulsidasji - absolutely beautiful, divine music.

From HubPages .... Published on 25th March, 2021

Poem : Birth .... Ponderings On One Of The Most Contemplated Topics Ever ....

                         

Poem : Birth

Ponderings On One Of The Most Contemplated Topics Ever ....

An awakening

Or

Slipping into sleeping –

Intoxicating,

Invigourating …. ?

A new beginning

Or

A renewed seeking

Of answers to longing,

Eternal pining …. ?

A sparkling song

Of silent mystery,

A refreshing bout

Of innocent curiosity

For leaping high

And diving deep

Into unfolding, unwinding

Divine continuity …. !!

- Vanita Thakkar (January 29th, 2014).

 

Birth intrigues .... What does Shreemad Bhagvad Geeta say ?

Birth and death are as mysterious as they are inevitable. One who is born is bound to die.

Shreemad Bhagvad Geeta says that the body is the garment of the soul, in the 22nd verse - Shloka - of the Second Adhyaaya / Chapter. The soul - a drop, a speck, a unit - of the complete, infinite, eternal, timeless, indestructible and uncreatable consciousness - assumes the form of a body at birth and leaves it on death.

The body dies, not the soul. The soul leaves the body, along with the mind and the senses / tendencies accumulated in the world. The state of the mind attached to the soul determine the further journey of the soul - to be reborn as another body - as per the law of nature.

The cycle of birth and death continues till the soul overcomes ignorance of attachments, arrogance, ego and so on .... and becomes enlightened and pure enough to realize identity / oneness with the Supreme Consciousness, through various spiritual practices, called Yoga - which unite the individual soul - Jeeva - with the Supreme Soul - Shiva.