Life 

One has to say

That life has a way

Of throwing at you a challenge, a test

Proving that life knows best

When you are complacent and smug

From under your feet, it pulls out the rug

In a manner very sweet

In the cold, it brings heat

As if to say

In its own way

Don’t take me for granted

And continued to stay enchanted

By my many surprises

And unasked for prizes

Never be too sure of me

There are layers within layers in my sea

You might be ready to give up

You might be inclined to put down my dodgy cup

You might be ready to give up

But I’ll make you sit up

And start afresh again

You are the ink, I am the pen

I might have a miracle in store for you

I’ll always be novel, always be new

I will deliver

Wait for my glimmer