Poet: Sarita Shukla
All the World is a stage And , The Women, a permanent performer Who enters with cooing and cuddles Through the challenges her whole life travels From the beginning to the end Her character is very uniquely and strongly penned When she arrives and her role begins happy and positive vibes not everyone sends There she begins to perform at her best Through smiles and extra giggles she tries to attract She struggles to make a place in every heart Yes a girl child not always is loved at once after birth Slowly but steadily she carves her image And with time, ultimately she becomes everyone’s favourite Then comes the school going girl in her Though she is excited and happy, the parents are worried and tensed But against their fear, she plays her part very strong Groomed well for future , she knows very well about the rights and wrongs Then she enters Puberty, intimately tied with Adolescence From there onwards her journey begins of bags filled with sanitary pads and cheeks with pimples But with grace and confidence the girls of this era carry everything with confidence Because she knows well, She bleeds for smooth flow of the future Now she steps in the business world, yes, the business in real Where she deals with the proximities of the confused world Till date who was under impression confidence and knowledge is only essential to rule the corporate world Is very well aware , success and survival of a woman isn’t easy at all Her talent is suppressed by gender inequality and sexual harassment at the workplace She focus on fights for her rights forgetting all about her hard work, education and dedication at every stage Living her dreams, continuing her passion, she steps into Life’s new union Though beginning with Love , again falls prey to perceptions, compromises and adjustments In trying to giving her best to everyone in everything, she loses herself completely Moves as a body without soul to serve others, in trying to fill the gap between the expectations and reality Then comes the age, which is my personal favourite Embracing motherhood she feels complete, beautiful and great Beyond the stars and the sky Enters the blessings in the life till disguised Though unknown to what that’s inside, In love heart to heart she already falls in We know from the day , that soul enters in, Her life changes completely She dedicates herself to this new life in her arms till they grow out of it, wholeheartedly And then comes the time, none of us wish to enter Knocking our door with a graceful gesture, stand the Old us I believe that will be the time she will feel complete and content Looking back to this life with graciousness She will feel proud of my achievements Same is the cycle of many women through From being our grand moms to, the grand mom to our kids too But this is the time to slow down and reflect Appreciate every women as they are blessings in our life Value them at every step With the courage to accept what you couldn’t have wasn’t your fault What you have is always something you worked hard for Now standing at the shore , watching the horizon You can actually enjoy the view and mesmerise in its beauty, for that you already know, its an imagination That’s an age to enjoy everything you have Fill your nest with positivity and love Now that the woman in you had struggled a lot This is the time to cherish the attainments and just worry not
P.S. : May each stage of life be the most beautiful one to cherish throughout, May women at every age of their life create some wonderful moments which turn into the beguiling memories of life to live in the time we won’t be having much to enjoy.
Each Stage matters, Each role we play is important and at Every age of life we learn, experience, enjoy and like a cycle it moves on…….
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Seven ages of a Man, here’s an ode to all the wonderful Women.
