À l’heure du tout à l’image et du buzz sans suite, «l’express» souhaite faire découvrir la plume de poètes, de chanteurs, d’écrivains et de tous ceux qui jettent leur âme sur le papier, et qui mettent en mots des réflexions profondes.

Many a soul in youth conceives

The world as a shrine of goodness,

From the depth of their heart perceives

Man as an offshoot of kindness

Dreams of the brotherhood of man

Upholds the flag of peace up high

And views earth as a divine land

Pitched under the heavenly sky.

Yet when stinking reality

Spears aloft its venomous head,

One may be appalled verily

And lose faith in the world instead

Raise doubts on credence of some men

Who with the instinct to survive

Do not spare any foes or friends

But can stab them to be alive.

Many a folk in youth hankers

For those at the helm of the state

To have clear minds free from blunders,

Soundly manage a country’s fate

Bring rays of hope to weaker souls

Hail fresh shines through the country’s gate,

But first, foremost and above all

Safeguard interests of the state.

Yet when glaring truth comes to light,

Truth that’s often hard to digest,

It obliterates one’s delight

Gives rise to ripples of stark stress

And confidence loss in leaders,

Who promise heaven and the sky

To retain or come to power

Caring not whence resource will fly.

Some leaders yearn the state to change,

Uplift moral values of man,

Render the land less and less strange

Ward off folks from sinking in dens;

Yet promises don’t feed bellies

Nor does man live on hope alone;

Lofty promises smack smelly

And are seedbed of the unknown.

Captains who wish to steer the boat

And save passengers from a wreck

Do not glance at shine of their coat,

But as stalwarts stand on the deck

Safeguard passengers from harsh gales

Clear delusions of folks away

Properly reorient the sails

And bring confidence to heyday

Confidence in every action

And in every institution.

Bio

Krishnanand Gupta

Financial Adviser at the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, he has developed a keen interest for poetry, particularly for philosophical, spiritual, divine, motivational and inspirational poems. He has published several collections of poems.