Serenity

Monalisa Parida

How can I get peace easily?
Once I asked Lord placidly,
He retorted with a smile:
‘Let the decision in your mind
Be strong enough in determination;
Face good things with magnanimity
Face bad things with prudence
Be kind to strangers who may knock at your door.
Be kind to every living creature.
Be kind even if others may be unkind
And feel the essence of life;
To live in the spirit of peaceful co-existence
It is gifted once not twice.
Try to bear the pain with smile.
Then you will get peace easily.’


[Monalisa Parida from India is a postgraduate in English literature and a prolific poet. She is very active in social media platforms and her poems have been published in various e-journals and translated into different languages.]