Thursday, September 8, 2011

Resilience

Resilience - a word that has stuck to me and catches my eye when ever I see it. I wonder why I am drawn so much to it, it could be another name for the Earth.
Interesting poem I read weeks ago while browsing through the newspaper and I wrote it down hoping to pick it up sometime. I never remembered to look for it but today the note I scribbled is staring at me from one of my books.

Resilience: to stand in the path of lightning
Resilience: to walk when darkness falls at noon
Resilience: to grind yourself fine in the turning mill
Resilience will come to you.

I, Lalla - The Poems of Lal Ded by Ranjith Hoskote

http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/D/DedLal/