by Zaheer Karolia
Once upon a time he experienced great joy
…and then the opposite occurred
He experienced great sadness
Thereafter he wandered
Never going home again
His life was unravelled with profound experiences
Experiences that would make one shudder
Experiences that would make one love again
Experiences that would make one bear vengeance
In the mists of all this
A fire grew deep in the soul
The world never loved him but he would be great
Because once in his life through the culmination of experiences
He would be able to create a miracle
He would create an art – an art that would never be able to be replicated
Even though some would not perceive this as the greatest ever work
They would know that this was no ordinary piece
And the Creator was a Wiseman
A creation so profound that when one pondered and lingered over it
One would unravel all the mysteries and masteries of life
The deftness and swishes of the brush
Would show the exactness of expression
But this fire only comes once
A nirvana which comes forth from the depths of our soul
Either we are burdened by it
Or we are set free
to wander amongst life experiences
Awakened