A heartfelt reflection on the delicate dance between destiny and free will, this poem reminds us that although we cannot control every twist of life’s journey, we can choose how we love, how we live, and what we leave behind. For when life fades, the love we give may become the light that lives on in other hearts. 🌹
“My Last Breath”
Life whispers softly, “Trust the way,”
And gives our souls the wings to sway.
Fate brings the tears, fate brings the rain,
But choice gives courage to rise again.
Some roads are written in the stars,
Some dreams are shaped by wounds and scars.
We cannot choose what comes to be,
But we can choose who we will be.
And when life’s music fades away,
And time takes all we hold today,
May love endure when I am gone,
A gentle light that lingers on.
Though fate may lead us through the night,
Let love be our eternal light.
And when my final breath takes flight,
May love embrace my soul with light. ❤️
(Vijay Verma)
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Beautiful truth is expressed in beautiful ways.
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Thank you so much for your kind words! Sometimes, the simplest truths touch the deepest corners of our hearts when expressed with sincerity. I’m glad the poem resonated with you.
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Beautifully said. We only have the illusion of control and in the end, we can only control how we react to the rewards and obstacles in life and in our passing. Acceptance is key. Happy Monday. Allan
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Thank you, Allan, for sharing such profound thoughts. Indeed, life may not always be within our control, but our attitude and reactions remain our greatest strength. Acceptance doesn’t mean giving up; it means finding peace with what we cannot change and courage to work on what we can.
Wishing you a wonderful and peaceful Monday! 🌹
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Though fate may lead us through the night,
Let love be our eternal light.
And when my final breath takes flight,
May love embrace my soul with light
That hope eternal
that I can barely comprehend
and you gave it nouns and verbs
And food for thought
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Thank you for such a beautiful and heartfelt response. ❤️ Sometimes, poetry gives words to feelings that our hearts understand but our minds struggle to explain. May love continue to guide us through life’s uncertainties, give us hope beyond our understanding, and leave a light that even time cannot extinguish. 🙏
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Very nice.
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Thank you so much.
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Verma ji, 🤍 such a beautiful reminder that while destiny may shape our journey, it is love that gives it meaning and leaves a lasting light in the hearts we touch. 🦋✨
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Thank you so much for your beautiful words! 🤍 Indeed, we may not control every turn life takes, but we can always choose to walk with love, kindness, and compassion. In the end, it is not where life takes us, but the love we share and the lives we touch that truly matter. 🌹
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Fate may shape our circumstances, but our choices define our character. When love becomes our legacy, even mortality cannot silence its light.
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Beautifully expressed! 🌹 Indeed, life may be beyond our control in many ways, but our choices reflect who we truly are. Love, kindness, and compassion leave footprints that time cannot erase. Perhaps our greatest legacy is not the years we live, but the warmth we leave in the hearts of others. ❤️
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Brilliant and beautifully expressed poem my brother ✨. I liked reading it and it touched my heart❤️🥺. Indeed, we cannot control every twist of life”s journey or fate or the events that happen unexpectedly but we can decide how we live, how we love and how we treat others because one thing I learnt in life, is that “Words are powerful and we as people need to use our words wisely and be considerate of the other person’s feelings since we are humans and it would be nice to be kind and thought towards each other so that when the event comes of a person’s dying taking their last breath, our souls be at peace since we used kind words to the deceased in the event such happens in reality 🙏
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Thank you, my dear sister, for such heartfelt words. ❤️🙏
You’ve beautifully expressed one of life’s greatest lessons: we may not control our destiny or the unexpected turns of life, but we can always choose kindness, compassion, and love. Words can heal a wounded heart or leave scars that time may struggle to erase.
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Yes, let love be our light. Beautiful, Vijay.
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Thank you so much! Indeed, let love guide our hearts, kindness shape our actions, and compassion light our journey. After all, love makes life beautiful! ❤️
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