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Existence

Some lives are like the Albatross,
Spanning their giant wings
Across the limitless sky;
Never losing the sight of the shoal
In the ocean blue.
Swooping down to pick the catch
It needs for sustainence,
It’s wings kissing the ocean foam
It soars high, with the prize in it’s beak
And the gail under it’s feather.

Some lives are like the Emperor Penguin,
Flightless but resilient in the snow,
Traveling miles in the snowy blizzard
Carrying the one precious egg on its feet
Sheltered in the warm under belly.
Subzero mercury, gusty storms,
Dwindling shoals, fail to hamper their existence
They triumph never the less.

Some lives are like the cuckoo
Filling the air with the magical call
Ushering the bountiful spring!
Few remember it’s ultimate motive
To displace the crow eggs in the nest
To bring up it’s own progeny
At the cost of its host.

Some lives are like the Weaver bird
Deftly creating it’s wonderful dwellings
Such is the inimitable crafts
It leaves the world amazed!
Yet they are so inconspicuous
Work is their motto
More exquisite the creation
More is their chance of survival.

Majority of the lives are like the
Crows, the owls, the hens and the ducks
Playing the necessary role in the fight for survival.
So very essential, yet so taken for granted!
Perhaps this is how the world is so balanced
And life is coexisting!
Perhaps, this is why there is laughter amongst tears,
Hope amongst despair,
Love amongst violence
Sympathy amongst misunderstanding,
Resilience amongst adversity

More importantly, the Will to survive,
To excel, to be victorious
Makes LIFE WORTH LIVING!