Day-23 NaPoWriMo-2023
Prompt: Write a poem that has multiple numbered sections. Set the poem in a specific place that you used to spend a lot of time in, but don't spend anymore.
1
He stopped at the gate
Greeted and smiled
Chatting one for dozen
Reminiscing the old days.
2
The huge mango tree
On the outskirts of the village
Where the kids gathered
Waiting for the winds of May.
3
The big cashew tree
Behind her house
Flowered with colorful fruits
The fragrance went astray.
4.
The friendly neighbour
Shouted, " Are you at home"?
As the sun waved goodbye
Dropped in with a bunch of jasmine flowers.
5
The kind septuagenarian
Sold clams to stay alive
Her offsprings are in EU
She died watching at the gate.
6
The tulsi plant blushed
Flowered and incensed fervently
As the names of gods chanted
By a freshly bathed devotee.
7
The child in her
Let the nostalgia
Envelope her heart
And enjoy the bygone past.
8
The open-play area
Has become smaller
The balls do not go beyond the walls
The neighbor's fence is too tall.
9
He and She
Sighed melancholy
Recalling all that is
Buried in the concrete jungle.
Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2023
I enjoyed the gentle stroll and chat in this poem, and would love to have a huge mango tree on the outskirts of our village, one of my favourite fruits but alas, they don’t grow in our climate. Thank you for the image of a fragrant cashew tree. There is a hint of sadness in the stanza about the open-play area, which is reflected in the melancholy of the final stanza.
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