A New-born child cries.
Tightly shut eyes
Refusing to see the light;
The light that welcomes it
From the darkness of the mother’s womb.
Perhaps it is scared-
Secured that it was
In the mother’s womb.
Floating merrily inside a sac
Fed and protected?
Perhaps it is sheer delight-
The sudden brightness of light.
The beauty of the world around
Captivates its first sight?
Night follows day.
Our wise men have said
Souls are born and re-born;
Going through a cycle,
As long as the cleansing of the soul
Remains to be done.
Perhaps the child cries in frustration-
Another soul, which realises
That it’s journey is not yet done;
It must go through
the cycle of birth and death
once again.
The time
for night to merge with day,
For the soul to be encompassed,
In the all-pervading Halo
Of the Universal Creator
Has not yet come.
Copyright @ Goutam Dutta
Eugi’s Weekly Prompt “Night meets Day” August 17, 2020
Straight From My Heart 
This is so lovely and spiritual. Beautiful penning, my friend and thank you for participating.
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Thank you so much for your comment. So happy to note that you have enjoyed my poem. 😊🙏
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You’re welcome!
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Wow.. that is a beautiful piece on rebirth and transitions of souls.. Interesting 🙂
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Thank you. So happy to know that this has interested you. Have always had this thought in my mind as to what makes the new-born child cry? We probably know the science behind it but if one looked at it from the angle that I have presented in my poem, isn’t it food for thought? 😊🙏
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Yes…
after reading your poem I did think from the angle you pointed… but we can only rely on our thoughts and intuitions … how else can we get the answer ? 😊
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Well said….it is intuition that helps survival. So why not answers to complex questions? After all, who knows what is the real truth…the repository of knowledge with science is also limited and certainly not exhaustive; the current pandemic has proved that in my opinion.
Good Morning. 🙂
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Obviously it has proved that there are things still out of reach of mankind.. but pity we do not accept those laws of nature !! 🙂
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And good morning !! 😊
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Beautifully worded and a unique thought.
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Thank you! So happy to know that you enjoyed reading my poem 🙂
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Yes, very much.
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Beautiful.
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Thankyou so much. Happy to know that you enjoyed reading it. 😊
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A very unique and inspiring reaction to the prompt. I often wonder how many lives I have already lived. Stay well.
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😀 Thanks so much. So happy to know that you enjoyed it. According to the scriptures, every person you meet iin the present life s a soul with whom you have had some interaction in your past lives. So the number of your births would be at least equal to the number of friends/acquaintances you have in this life. It could be more. For you to figure it out now. 😀
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I’ll try and work it out. Thanks for showing me how.
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A very unique and inspiring reaction to the prompt. I often wonder how many lives I have already lived. Stay well.
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