POETRY
To the Peace Seeker
A free verse
If you get splashed by a car
when walking on the roadside,
play hopscotch
until the car disappears
then try feeling angry.
When you are stuck in traffic,
and you can’t move
imagine an extra-terrestrial
inside a spaceship above you
trying to make contact.
Wave at her,
and put up your best attitude
because you represent the human race.
When your memories haunt you,
imagine large clouds above
with rain pouring down.
You can’t get wet
because you have a halo around you
to relax and enjoy the rain.
When you feel lonely,
close your eyes
and imagine
holding a yellow umbrella
as you venture in to take a walk
into the forest right in front of you
filled with mulberries, koala bears and dragonflies.
The entire forest is yours to discover.
Earth goes round and round,
grass grows by itself.
Enjoy all your idle moments,
surely, you will grow.
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Upen Singh writes about people and progress. He is interested in making lives better.
Having traveled over 25 countries he is always seeking new adventures to learn from and share. He has an M.A. in Developmental Economics from West Virginia University.
He lives in Thailand, Nepal, and the United States, constantly traveling. He is currently involved in a rural development project in far-west Nepal.
