Day-13 OctPoWriMo-2019
Prompt: Hugging a Tree
Form: Rondeau
(The pic is of my parents' place. We had more than 50 coconut trees spread across the front yard. I have spent some beautiful moments in their shade. Read books, dreamt and felt safe under the caressing canopy. But last year, nearly 21 trees were felled to make way for a flyover. My friends left without a goodbye :( )
image: Sunita Prasad
Memories, of my childhood days
Clear as today, in many ways
The loving companions so tall
Echoes the wind and touch my soul
Taking me to beautiful bays.
Had spent many hours in its shades
Long summers and cozy winters
Finding sweet peace against its wall
Memories...
Time leaps into many seasons
Wet winters and earthy summers
Ambition demands and trees fall
As roads spread on the gaping whorl
The roots mauled by man's greedy dreams
Memories...
Participating in: OctPoWriMo-2019
Prompt: Hugging a Tree
Form: Rondeau
(The pic is of my parents' place. We had more than 50 coconut trees spread across the front yard. I have spent some beautiful moments in their shade. Read books, dreamt and felt safe under the caressing canopy. But last year, nearly 21 trees were felled to make way for a flyover. My friends left without a goodbye :( )
Memories, of my childhood days
Clear as today, in many ways
The loving companions so tall
Echoes the wind and touch my soul
Taking me to beautiful bays.
Had spent many hours in its shades
Long summers and cozy winters
Finding sweet peace against its wall
Memories...
Time leaps into many seasons
Wet winters and earthy summers
Ambition demands and trees fall
As roads spread on the gaping whorl
The roots mauled by man's greedy dreams
Memories...
Participating in: OctPoWriMo-2019
That's all we have Sunita, fond memories! Beautifully expressed .
ReplyDeleteTrees and childhood are connected. Thank you, Punam :)
Delete50 coconut trees! That must have been a sight to see. Hopefully no more will be cut down.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing a snapshot from your childhood memories.
It indeed was. Now I can see a looming flyover from my verandah . Thank you for visiting my blog :)
DeleteThank you for the photo that brings you poem to life. Your poem both celebrates the trees and your childhood. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis pics are for posterity. I don't see a future for trees . Thank you, Beth :)
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