Our life on Earth is a God given boon
It should be skillfully set to tune
Both beauty and charm it should enclose
And should smell fragrant like a red, red rose
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Really our lives on Earth are the boons of God. We enjoy our lives here with happiness and gloom, love and hatred. You have rightly said that life is a dispenser of joy and grief. A brilliant poem on Life has been astutely delineated by you. Thank you dear madam.
A good message to make the best use of life through a beautiful poem.
4 - ok, the poem does give some responsibility for individuals to work on having good lives, not always expecting great (or even good) days. bri :) line 5: i'm glad the poet did NOT push for a rhyming end word line 6: i suggest " ..sacrifice is now..." line 11: i suggest " in store" , not " in wait"
3- " welkin's bow" ? i had to Google search. i think it may refer to a rainbow. " welkin" : " In older cosmology this was thought to be one of a set of real crystal spheres that enclosed the Earth" [i bet Valsa has read Shakespeare and other OLD writers' stuff] the “sphere”, I think, may be called a “bowl” also.
2 – line 5: i'm glad the poet did NOT push for a rhyming end word line 6: i suggest " ..sacrifice is now..." line 11: i suggest " in store" , not " in wait"
1 - " It should be skillfully set to tune" i THOUGHT that was God's job. She has failed us i guess! ! ! (i mean God. Of course God IS female! ! !) or maybe tune doesn't mean comfort or happiness/et al. OR maybe the “tune” was set correctly, but it got upset? The Devil (also a She) did it? ! !
Ha ha. sometimes PH says we cannot submit a comment twice, but it happened. SEE! ! ? bri :) silly PoemHunter (sometimes)
1 - " It should be skillfully set to tune" i THOUGHT that was God's job. She has failed us i guess! ! ! (i mean God. Of course God IS female! ! !) or maybe tune doesn't mean comfort or happiness/et al. OR maybe the “tune” was set correctly, but it got upset? The Devil (also a She) did it? ! !
This rhyming verse is skillfully set up and has grown to an amazing poem, which gives us much pleasure to read. Thank you for sharing this excellent treat. Indeed..Keep away from the grip of spite and hate, And live life for love and love's delight, absolutely agree with thee, Mrs. George. A ten for the Vote...
Life is a blessing which gives us so much joy and hope, beauty and charm, love and friendship, though sometimes with a tinge of gloom and sorrow. Following lines are very close to the reality of life which should be devoted to care and compassion for all mankind: Know, life is a dispenser of joy and grief Keep away from the grip of spite and hate.
A beautifully written message if only everyone could hear it.
Life being a riddle unexplained though many a time looked into has a terrific charm that makes us cling to it or a terrible phase that we can never skip ever. An insightful poem from you again Valsa madam and I am giving a flat 10..
Our life on Earth is a God given boon It should be skillfully set to tune..........................beautiful poem...
A great poem, we get one life, we need to make the most of it, or before we know it, it will be over.
Nice piece of work. Yes, we need to take care of life. Thanks for sgharing this poem with us. E.K.L.
Beautiful advice excellently rhymed. Loved this: In gloom, hope there is a better day in wait Too much of anything can our soul sedate BTW, I have to really struggle to access poemhunter. Do you have the same problem and any solutions?
Yes this is a very beautiful poem on the truth of life that life's journey from dawn to the set of sun begins with joy and sorrow, smiles and tears, hopes and fears, peace and turmoil and ends with love and love and love and nothing else......VALSA....great composition with great message....10
a wonderful message to mankind to utilise the time that God has gifted to them and not idle away....Thx for sharing
What must be the true values those are to be followed in life and way of life beautifully told in the poem by the great poetess. In fact it has relations to the philosophical contexts of great thinkers who gave the signals to lead a contented life together with the duties and responsibilities one has to follow. Great knowledge and awareness that gets from the poem and likes it in that sense.
Know, life is a dispenser of joy and grief Both we have to accept as they shift brief In gloom, hope there is a better day in wait Too much of anything can our soul sedate.......loved these lines. Most meaningful. Brilliant expression. Visited time and again.