ALONG THE WAY

Countless babies are born

and countless babies die per day

with happiness and sorrow

mingling with each other

across our land.

Celebrities,

common men and

poverty-stricken people die

across our land each day

with gnawing pain, tears 

and relief mingling with each other

and photos and

reports in nutshells 

being printed filling

a full page or two newspapers.

Once in a while we happen to come

across the photos

along with reports in a nutshell

and are either flabberghasted

or feel indifferent.

i often wonder how many familiar faces are

omitted by the newspaper

for no fault of theirs.

Such informations

pay visit to us from

somebody whom we

come across after a long spell in our life,

along the way.