WANDERERS IN OCHRE
Naveen Malhotra Aug 2020
WANDERERS IN OCHRE
Wanderers in ochre robes
Wander across hills and mountains bare foot
In their quest for truth
Thorns prickling their feet
Heat and frost burning their skin
They are often ridiculed
What makes them so crazy
That they find beauty of life out of sync
May be they have seen life rife with so much strife
That they have nothing to whine
Or may be it is their spiritual might
Which is difficult to attain otherwise
Or may be they tillage the essence of life by pillaging self pride
Or may be they polish the unpolished side of life and make bright the dark inside
Who verily knows?
Written by
Naveen Malhotra
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About this poem
This poem is inspired by Indian sadhus who wander from place to place in search of truth.
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Submitted by nkmalhotra55 on March 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 662 |
Words | 122 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 17, 3 |
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