Life without Dreams

 When you start digging...

Digging through your books,

You don't know where you'll end...

End to achieve your goal, 

And then when you have no dreams...

No dreams in mind,

You remain a hopeless, helpless miner

Looking yourself foolishly in mirror.

Life without a goal,

Is a meaningless pole.

Life without a goal,

Is a kangaroo without its pouch

Life without a goal,

Is an ocean without fish.

Life without a goal,

Is a dessert without sweetness.

Life without a goal,

Is a whistle without a sound

Life without a goal,

Gives you nothing for your bowl.

Life without a goal,

Is nothing at all.

Dreams

Let your dreams grow,
and let them bloom
as flowers in spring & summer.
Don't let them down
'cause dreams will fade
as the trees shed.
Let them not go away
as the monsoon winds
and be frozen like snow.
You ought to do something
to make them grow,
do something!
As when dreams go...
they do not return,
and life remains without a goal.
Life without dreams,
I guess so...
remains like a barren field
laden with stones.

22/09/95