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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
The Birds
They arrived here last year
And made a litchi tree of our neighbor
Their home
The white bellied pond herons
With a buff-brown back
Strangely there wasn’t any water body
Where they roosted
Even croaky frogs left disgusted
As the pond was sucked up
And a dry new land appeared
For new houses, new life new happiness…….
With the pond
Vanished
The fishes, crustaceans and aquatic insects
Did the herons go foraging a long distance?
Strange is the way of Mother Nature
She must have fed the birds well
Otherwise how would they sing
Their night away
With those hoarse songs
And scare the skeptic owls?
The topsy-turvy dance of Nature
Scares me
Reminds me of Apocalypse
What’s gone wrong I wonder
They are still here
Their tribe multiplying
Massing
Have they seen Hitchcock’s birds?
Posted for Peggy’s prompt Looking Back
@ Poetry Jam
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Tragic the way we are encroaching upon their livelihood
ReplyDeleteVery powerful, Sumana. Your poem reads like a poetic observation of Nature, until one reaches the last lines. Then the mentions of Apocalypse and Hitchcock chill our bones.
ReplyDeleteLife can be observed so well in the freedom of birds. There is a real mirror of how we are meant to live, in the way birds are provided for.
ReplyDeleteMother Nature cannot always be understood. This situation sounds very eerie really..especially with the mention of Hitchcock's birds.
ReplyDeleteeveryone finds a way to survive!
ReplyDeleteWe have herons nesting in our area as well and they do not seem to always choose to be near water--and yes those croaky voices! And who can predict what nature will do? Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteMother nature kind at times and harsh at times. Beautiful poem, Sumana
ReplyDeleteA compelling nature sketch tinged with a bit of dark irony. Well done, Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHello Sumana,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely poem! Such fantastic imagery! Inspired.
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That's such a thought provoking poem Sumona.. keep it up..
ReplyDeleteCheers
Sumana,
ReplyDeleteA lovely poem, which captures interest as well as a puzzlement about the reasons for the birds to stay..I love the reference to Hitchcock and his birds..Scary thoughts...
Eileen
Nicely written with its vivid concluding line! We have a great blue heron who lives at our pond. We let him fish freely!
ReplyDelete"Strange is the way of Mother Nature" i luv this line and yes i say the movie you mentioned
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much love...
A poem that tells lot about your observance :)
ReplyDeleteEven I have sparrows nesting in my balcony, shall look after them. Thanks for sharing.
Beautifully written poem, Sumana. A very timely reminder about what we are doing to our environment and how it harms the other living species we share the planet with.
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