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Saturday, 9 April 2016
I Took You For Granted
I never imagined
One day you would be
A part of my yearning heart
Little sparrow
Even you carried song
In your pulsating throat
Even you!
And I was deaf and blind
To You
Those man-made iron giants*
Have killed you
Scared you away
Hope you will never go the dodo way
Hope you will never turn into words
To be read only
Never to be awakened
I pray to dawn
To send me this feathery ball of life
To sing and dance
As they did
Only a few days ago
*Mobile Towers. Radiation from these is being blamed
for vanishing sparrows into thin air: Times of India.
Posted for Hannah’s hosting Transforming with Nature’s Wonders @ RealToads
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Oh, poor sparrows. Everything is struggling in this man-made disaster.........
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad.. I feel for those poor delicate creatures...
ReplyDeleteAmen
ReplyDeleteOh I have not heard about that aspect.. Poor sparrows.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sad story. From the evidence in my garden, sparrows are in abundance still.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite evident in my world that the number of sparrows are few. They are hardly the common sparrow anymore. More common are magpies. I did not know about this reason for the diminishing sparrows. An interesting poem.
ReplyDeleteOh how awful! I wasn't aware of this happening. My neighborhood is alive with sparrow song and I'd miss the cheeky things if they suddenly disappeared.
ReplyDeleteThis poem's tone is one of longing and beautifully spilled love for these creatures. I love this part:
ReplyDelete"I pray to dawn
To send me this feathery ball of life
To sing and dance"
Beautiful. Thank you, for writing!
Oh dear--very sad . And in India, there's the pollution too--well, everywhere. Very sweet poem. Thanks. k.
ReplyDeleteSad indeed!! Sometimes we don't miss / notice until it is (almost) too late.
ReplyDeleteVery realistic poem.
ReplyDeleteIt seems everything we do, kills something....maybe not a bad way to go?
ReplyDeleteThe little birds are often ignored but I hope I will always hear and see them on my bike rides. I loved your line about "Those man-made iron giants" being in the way. Thank you for opening my eyes.
ReplyDeleteI too miss them like anything!
ReplyDeleteIn my recent visit to Shillong I saw them and you cant imagine how happy I was to see them after years!
I pity Today's generation they miss so many things, yet think that they are more lucky? than us!
Excellent take on this sad piece of news!
ReplyDeleteEven you carried song, In your pulsating throat
Even you!"...poignant!