A gentle reflection on life, nature, love, and compassion. The poem reminds us that life is fleeting, and our true legacy is not what we possess, but the kindness, warmth, and humanity we leave behind in the hearts of others.

LET US BEGIN AGAIN

Let us begin again—
where flowers bloom without fear,
where rivers carry songs
and the morning smells of rain.

Let us walk through golden fields,
beneath a sky washed blue,
while butterflies whisper
what our hurried hearts once knew.

Let us return to humanity,
to hands that heal,
to words that comfort,
to hearts that know how to feel.

For life is only a passing breeze—
here for a moment,
gone before we know.
Why fill it with hatred
when there is so much love to sow?

Nature gave us this beautiful Earth
not to conquer,
but to cherish;
not merely to live upon,
but to celebrate.

So let us leave behind
a little kindness wherever we go,
a smile in a stranger’s memory,
a light where darkness used to grow.

And when our journey ends,
let no monument speak our name.

Let the flowers say it.
Let the rivers remember it.
Let a few grateful hearts whisper—

“The world was a little warmer
because this soul passed through it.”

— Vijay Verma
 www.retiredkalam.com

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