This poem reflects on life, gratitude, and renewal, showing how each day is a new “golden page” in our lives. It highlights that life is measured not by years, but by the meaningful moments we experience and appreciate.

Another Golden Page

This morning arrived quietly,
without trumpets,
without promises,
without telling me
how many mornings still remain.

Yet the sun found my window again,
and the old table stood waiting—
faithful as ever,
holding yesterday’s unfinished thoughts
like treasures it refused to forget.

For a while, I sat in silence,
listening to the small sounds of life—
a bird beyond the garden wall,
the whisper of leaves,
the gentle ticking of time
writing its invisible story.

And then I understood—

Life is not measured
by the years we collect,
but by the moments
that touch the soul and stay.

I feel this breath.
I see the sunrise.
I get the chance to begin again.

The pages behind me are filled
with mistakes and miracles,
losses and lessons,
dreams broken and dreams reborn.

Yet I would not tear out a single one,
for each page brought me here.

And today,
with grateful hands,
I turn another page
in my unfinished book of life.

Not knowing what comes next,
yet thankful for what is.

For as long as the lamp still glows,
as long as the heart still sings,
as long as love finds a home within me,
this day is enough.

And before night closes its gentle eyes,
I will write,
I will smile,
I will give thanks—

for today has become
another golden page.

(Vijay Verma)
 www.retiredkalam.com

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