Not long ago, in the distant past,
Men used you to discover new lands,
You guided them to their fortunes,
Passing through many hands...
Through you though,
They've looted and plundered,
Building illustrious colonies,
They pushed away the natives
Without regards...
Ruthless and mean,
All you've seen,
A link to the gory history,
You've always been...
Now too, mankind needs a map,
But of a different sort,
One that would guide,
Our misguided souls.
I fear there is no map able to guide us in these troubled times ... nice writing!!
ReplyDeleteaah...thats bad news if there arent any...i hope we find one soon...thanks for reading @Helen
DeleteThere are things whose existence, we can't change; to reach such things wee need to find a map.However, the soul desires to reach a place which doesn't exist & hence needs to be created - For reaching such a place we need to create a map.
DeleteWish there was a map to guide the misguided souls and bring peace. But man loves to be the Conqueror but has not right to banish the natives from their own land.
ReplyDeletethanks Kalpana :-)
DeleteLoved the last line. Yes mankind indeed needs a map! Very well written!
ReplyDeletethanks dear :-)
DeleteNever has the need for a map, and someone willing to read and follow it, been so desperate.
ReplyDeleteyeah..we all need one! fast
Delete'Tis better to have a Guide than just a map, but a map can certainly help to calm troubled minds.
ReplyDeleteyup indeed! thanks :-)
DeleteIf only one would arrive...like a message in a bottle...
ReplyDeletehow good it'd be for all...but then 'if only'!! thanks for the prompt @Tess.
DeleteVery good. You are right we do need that map. Wish we didn't but we do.
ReplyDeletethanks @Mystic_Mom
DeleteIf only Mankind DID have such a map, it would certainly help……if there was someone who was an expert map reader to keep us on the right course.
ReplyDeletethanks Mary.....
DeleteI loved the last stanza. indeed mankind needs such a map. i believe all of us have that map within us but we are either afraid of drawing it down or are not seeing it properly enough.
ReplyDeletelovely thoughts here. loved reading it. :)
thanks for reading :-)
Deleteindeed man has used maps to plunder and colonize but the maps he used were greed and thirst for power..man needs to use a map of love and goodwill instead. Such a map exists but those in power have torn it to shreds..we must find and repair the pieces. nice poem
ReplyDeletethanks @Dorianna...yes you're right...those in power has shred them to bits...but we can still make effort to find it or build one ourselves.
Deletebeautiful ! last stanza is superb !
ReplyDeletethanks for reading @Ankur :-)
DeleteThat's why I attend Church.
ReplyDeleteglad to know that :-)
DeleteNice interpretations ...loved it!
ReplyDeleteheya...thanks @Akash!
DeleteI just wished that there should've been such a map , but then thought what's the fun in that.Life is full of surprises & some like to keep it that way right.
ReplyDeleteGuidance is required at times but not all the time i guess.
Excellent piece of writing nandini.
yep...life full of surprises is fun too for some :-)
DeleteI like the last lines very much "one that would guide our misguide souls"
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteVery well written.
ReplyDeletesure there will be a route for every soul... excellent thought. :)
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