Vandana Bhasin
“One grain of sand, one task at a time”
My father often reminded me,
Directing at his hourglass
.
“Dad it’s a massive, complex project,
How would it ever see daylight?”
With innocence aglow, I would quetch with teary eyes
.
“Don’t worry honey, let’s start with baby steps,” he would suggest
“Give it heartily, the time it deserves,”
“It’s the little things that combine to be immense,”
.
As I grew up, I tucked onto his lessons
Hassled I would be, with multitude of life
But I would calm myself with one task at a time
.
As the pace of life outweighed on me
“Baby steps” I would remind myself
And back on track, I’d soon find myself
.
Smilingly, I would observe his hourglass,
How patiently it handled the pile of sand
Filtering slowly one by one,
.
Just one grain of sand
Just one grain at a time!
.
©Vandana Bhasin
03.04.2021
Such a beautiful take on the prompt, Vandana… Very soothing and impactful poem. Admire his advice. <3
Thanks Moonmoon. Multitasking is essential at times but it generally puts one off the goals. Thank you dear ❤️
Lovely advice. Slow and steady and we’ll surely reach our goals 👍
Absolutely Zenobia! Handling one task at a time keeps one at peace 😊💕
Brilliant it is!
Thank you Anuradha 🙂
“Just one grain at a time”
Such an important advice 💚
Aww you reminded me of my dad.. he used to say… ‘Shuruaat to karo!’
Exactly! That’s how all parents are I guess 🙂 They know how and when to nudge. I’m so happy to know about your Dad’s words. Thanks for sharing this Shweta 💕
Yes it is a great realisation. Thanks Patricia ❤️
Aye, one step at a time. Poignant and inspiring. Beautiful!
Thanks my dear ❤️
Speechless. Such a gorgeous piece💚