ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS WITH HOPE - Prasant Misra

ON A FIRST-NAME BASIS WITH HOPE

Hope in my soul, therefore I am
Hope in your soul, therefore you are
Hope of the soul, and soul of the hope
Go hand in hand….hang together .
When I have the courage, of my convictions
Stands with me hope
Head and shoulders, above all things
When you have, what it takes
With you hope is, hand in glove
And an aroma of, life it brings .
Not what, it ‘s cracked up to be life is
If there is no hope
Nothing to write home about
For dreaming big, if there’s no scope .
Hemming n’ hawing here, there Hobson’s choice
Hover over every step
Vultures of a vicious circle
It stands out a mile that, under the circumstances
Up a gum-tree life’s sparkle .
Two’s company, three’s a crowd
When there’s gap site, between soul and hope
Touch-and-go, things are then
For turning a new leaf, there’s no scope .
Much in evidence, such times
In our memory- I can say
But, as we don’t, wipe the floor with them
We don’t also carry the day .
Let’s now lead off, you and I
Leaving our apathy, out in the cold
Hope in my soul , hope in your soul
We were, we are soulfully bold .