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Wednesday, 27 January 2016
A Green Mirror
A green little pond
Is a rare sight in Kolkata these days
Icing on the cake is
There is a blue, blue kingfisher too
Swinging on the cable wire
Loosely hanging over the pond
Pondering perhaps:
To dive or not to dive
In the wink of an eye
It goes in
Fishes
There’s a silver flash
In its long brown beak
I am fed too
With happiness
How I wish this pond to hold on
To its fish-dream forever
If I had the power
I would hide it
From the greedy eyes of Real Estates
Posted for dVerse Poetics where we are writing Ecopoetry
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I hope there are still ponds.. I think there has to be something real in real estate...
ReplyDelete"I am fed too/With happiness" -- I simply love this. It speaks so much to how I feel when I quietly observe nature.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely sight is that pond with the fishes diving ~ And yes, I would hide that too from the greedy eyes of the Real Estates ~
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us Sumana ~
I would like to hide so many places. My country, Mexico, is destroying so much, thanks to corruption and the shine of tourist's money.
ReplyDeleteI love those charming Kingfishers and I smiled to learn that they even love to perch on wires in India like they do here. I love those quiet observances in nature that feed my soul too. Lovely, Sumana.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the same line which de has mentioned. Your poem's closing causes me to cringe...it's so sad how many lands are taken from the animals...
ReplyDeleteI wish for every building built there was a nature garden round it. Your poem says much about present day profit in so many parts of the world. I loved the variety of birds I saw in India in the 80s. And in towns.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Sumana, and it speaks for all of us who wish to see nature bloom and spread.
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
Oh, how I hope greed doesn't eat this lovely pond that can feed the eyes of those, like you, who are grateful for it.
ReplyDeleteMe, too, Sumana... "how I wish this pond to hold onto its fish dream forever"....I love that blue heron, clinging to the wire....hey, great response to your prompt today!
ReplyDeleteThe land grabbing mafia is rampant everywhere and it is deteriorating nature.
ReplyDeleteoh yes...let greedy eyes not reach there....
ReplyDeleteI loved to watch kingfishers from my home in Kerala...miss it so much..
Well said, Sumana. The developers are back to work now that the housing market has improved--the deer, fox, groundhogs, etc., that live on the land near me are on the move, and unfortunately, are too often the victims of unprepared drivers.
ReplyDeleteReal Estate holds
ReplyDeletehumans cOld
iN priSon
wAlls
ceilings
hells.. trap
them iN..
expanding bigger
prisons.. captives
grow..
Nature
SinGs
outside
backyard door..
now humans..
4 inch
SCREAMS
Zombie
Screens..
First.. a wish
for small shelters
yes.. careful.. wishes..
do
come
false..:)