Juggler

Born in humble surroundings

Decided to grow rich

As an young adult

Settled in the dreamland

Studied juggling

Became famous all over

Time flew...retirement came

Longed to return to my village

Took all my worldly possessions

Booked a passage to my home

Invested all money on a stone

Hid it in a room 

My day came...the travel day

Started juggling all over again

For the kids loved it

Crowd gathered around me

Juggled and juggled

With apples and balls

Overwhelmed by the moment

Got my stone from the room

Started juggling with it

Ignoring the pleas of the crowd

Juggled even higher and higher

Showing off my life's savings

Risks grew with the juggling

Feverish pitch around me

Threw higher and higher

Hormones running high

Caught the stone always

Quite a long distance above, saw a glimmer of it

Lo, the ground shook beneath me

Fell over and my stone fell somewhere

My life's effort...went in vain...

Lost my worldly possessions

Deep in misery

Weeping on my folly

HE values my soul more than my stone

I will not juggle with my soul anymore

I will put it to good use

People around me and beyond will benefit

To the fullest will I use my chance

Let me be one with my soul

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