Between the Lines is a heartfelt reflection on life’s journey, embracing the beauty, pain, and lessons that shape us.
It celebrates living authentically, savoring every experience, and painting our own story with courage and passion—between the moments we are born and the quiet
of the end.
# Between the Lines #
Between the lines, I spill my soul,
Words like whispers, making me whole.
I write my thoughts where no one can see,
A secret dialogue between God and me.
I live my passion, fierce and free,
A flame that dances, wild as the sea.
I taste the moments, bitter and sweet,
Every heartbeat a drum, every step a beat.
I eat my experience, savor each bite,
Learning from shadows, basking in light.
I cherish the gifts, the trials, the grace,
Every wrinkle, every scar upon my face.
Between the born and the silent end,
I choose to live fully, never pretend.
Yes, life is a canvas, raw and divine,
And there, I paint my story, line by line.
(Vijay Verma)
www.retiredkalam.com
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very nice .
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Thank you so much.
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Between its lines, I feel my soul dancing. Each verse is a breath of life, an invitation to live fully, to embrace light and shadow, pain and beauty, with courage and passion. Your poetry is a mirror of existence, showing that each moment is a brushstroke on the great canvas of life. Gratitude, my friend, for the beautiful poetry you share with us.🙂🙏🏻✨🌌📖✍🏻🪷
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Yes, dear, your words feel like a quiet celebration of the soul itself. 🙏✨
To know that the verses awaken movement, courage, and presence within you is deeply humbling.
You’ve captured something precious—that life is made of light and shadow, and both belong on the canvas.
If the poetry reflects even a fragment of that truth back to you, then it has fulfilled its purpose.
Thank you for receiving it with such openness and for returning it with such beauty and grace. 🌌📖🪷
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Dear Verma ji,
What a stunning piece of work. “Between the Lines” is more than a poem; it’s a testament to a life lived with profound awareness and courage. You have a rare gift for distilling the complex tapestry of human experience—the whispers, the drumbeats, the bitter and the sweet—into lines that resonate with such clarity and heart.
The journey you paint, from the “secret dialogue between God and me” to choosing to live fully “between the born and the silent end,” is both intimate and universal. It celebrates an authenticity that is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing this canvas with us. Your story, painted line by line, is a gift.
With sincere admiration,
Srikanth
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Dear Srikanth,
Your words touched me more deeply than you may realize. Thank you for reading Between the Lines with such attentiveness and grace.
To feel that the poem resonated with you—not just as words, but as lived experience—is profoundly humbling.
You captured its intent beautifully. Life, to me, has always unfolded in those quiet spaces: between sound and silence, faith and doubt, beginning and ending. If the poem managed to reflect that delicate balance and speak to something universal within you, then it has already found its purpose.
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