A Promise of Hope

Welcome New Year, with hope and sun

Farewell 2024, your time is done

Bring joy for all, let smiles stay

With bonds unbroken, along the way

Welcome safety, no tragic plight

Let accidents fade from day and night

May soldiers live, no goodbyes near

Bring peace to all, in the coming year

Welcome borders, with peaceful embrace

Let harmony flourish, in every place

Respect in hearts, for all who belong

A world united, steadfast and strong

Welcome rains, let blessings flow

Fields lush with green, let harvests grow

No drought to parch, no rivers dry

Nature's wonders, beneath the sky

Welcome hope, let youth arise

No addiction's snare, or tear-filled eyes

With jobs for all, let despair be chased

A home for every soul embraced

Welcome dreams, for daughters so bright

Let safety guard them, day and night

No harm, no fear, let wrongs be barred

Protect their paths, with virtue as guard

Welcome wisdom, let earth remain

Clean from plastic, free from pain

With love for the planet, we take a stand

Together, we nurture this sacred land

Welcome kindness, let hope arise

With brighter tomorrows, beneath clear skies

A future of love, respect, and cheer

Welcome New Year, with joy sincere

Dr. Daisy Parihar

Belongingness

Oh Whether I am all alone in this life

Or Is there anyone with matching vibes

Whole life I search for my belonging

But where and whom to find that one

It can be anyone but who is this special one

Family, friends,Love or my pet

Is this Nature, sea, mountains or green valley

Who is ready to listen what I feel

Who will resolve my unheard mysteries of life

Still searching but not finding my soul voice

You Gotta say you know me then why not you understand me

O God help me out as I get to really find my belonging

In my prayers ,I pray for peace of my mind and healing

But then why I am still uncertain about my belonging

Raina Niha

“A bleak winter dawn”

A bleak winter dawn

covered with gauze,

Dripping dew drops

brings everything to pause;

the sun hides

behind the clouds,

Cold wind flows

with grinding sounds;

Snow-clad hills have

turned to milky white,

Birds puff up their feathers

in the absence of sunlight;

Roads and vegetation,

Houses and lake,

All are frosted like

a Christmas cake;

Winter nights are longer

With crystal-clear sky,

Whilst Orion constellation

Appears like a bow-tie.

Tarandeep Singh

Singhpura , Miran Sahib.