String Of Life

By Banani Sikdar

Best of things mostly are simple, straight things functional,Gets even better, easy to share, others too finding it beneficial.Given an option, if ever, to perceive life as a musical instrument,I would give it all, at once to Ektara,single stringed, with minimum equipment.A beautiful summary, of experiences, gained, to be gained,Experiences, sweet, adding a small cube of sugar,Not enough a health hazard, a satin-soft veil on encounters bitter.

Like it or not, life is a pie-chart of mixed experiences, Happiness, the inherent urge, our darling preference. Music for life or life for music, life and music are twins, The sweetest of music, often is sweet, simple, easy wins.

Ektara, like a star, bright, radiating warmth yet not self-conscious, A single string, straight, finest tuned to produce music glorious. Used by movers and shakers, gentle, pleasant souls holistic, Pleasing one's own self and audience willing, mesmeric.

Music or string of life though feels self-chosen,

Prudence says, test of string of music of life is a Divine Providence.

Ektara, may I learn a few of your charms so certified?

As you fill my eardrums with your tunes syrupy, bona-fide!!

True to you as you are, let your music be a prayer, for one and all,

Just as The Divine refrains from discriminating, who’s great and who's small.

By Banani Sikdar