Steps

First step
marks the onset
of journey

Every next step
taken gracefully
       with dignified integrity
       loving empathy
       faithful fortitude
       courageous forbearance
intuitively transforms
the chosen path into
precise direction

Notwithstanding
the challenges
        of seasonal warnings
        social rebukes
        fluctuating doubts
        knocks and bumps
encountered
in between

Awesome
is the experience
once the mindful
grasps the proximity
to the destination

~*~

Keep going
The end is close
Jai Ho!
   
   

Illustration by Niloufer Wadia