Maya

by Rajender Krishan

That
what was not
      yesterday
but is
      today
and will not be
      tomorrow

If it is not trickery
− an illusion −
then what is it?

Illustration by Niloufer Wadia

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Comments on this Poem

Excellent wordplay! Much enjoyed this optical illusion :-)

Padmaja Iyengar
30-Jul-2013 02:54 AM

ha! ha! ha!
A web! A trap! A snare!

Pavalamani Pragasam
28-Jul-2013 00:14 AM

Bhayi tusi great ho. Superb!

VK Joshi
27-Jul-2013 12:21 PM

That which has no meaning and yet contains everything is maya, and so, so rightly captioned. Kudos.

Seshu Chamarty
27-Jul-2013 10:10 AM

It is the present , life is constant change. Excellent poem. Love your last stanza inviting the reader to think. Namaste Raj

pilipubul
27-Jul-2013 09:29 AM