A budding growth of tender blush,
li’l red sprouts on the underbrush,
thus I was born with brethren few,
rush of life on a green bough new.
We slowly turned a verdant green,
growing and flaunting a silky sheen,
seasons came on and bade goodbye,
we stood through all wet cold or dry.
Some were nibbled yet some chewed,
some were plucked for food or feud,
slowly some withered over a span,
a few quite leafy others deep tan.
The bough has now turned a fawn,
I am the last one to see this dawn,
holding on tight I shall not yet rest,
cause there still is some life in the weaver ant’s nest…
there still is some life in the weaver ant’s nest!
– Narendra Nayak © 2019
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Thank you, Adithya; glad you loved it!
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Lovely writing from a different viewpoint. Intriguing and thought provoking.
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Thank you so much, “Jean”, for your kind words of appreciation; glad you liked it!
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A pleasure to read it. Thank you
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Single leaves on boughs hold special appeal for me, so of course I like this photo. Your poem is delightful, too — with a nice twist at the end. It reminded me of an English poet who appreciated the sight of a single leaf. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote this stanza in his poem “Christabel” —
“The one red leaf, the last of its clan,
That dances as often as dance it can,
Hanging so light, and hanging so high,
On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky.”
Thanks for bringing some smiles this morning!
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Thank you so much, Ma’am, for your appreciation! And what a lovely poem – thanks for sharing it, made my day! 🙂
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Congratulations, Narendra!
I have nominated your blog for the Real Neat Blog Award.
More about this nomination is at
https://dearkitty1.wordpress.com/2019/05/28/real-neat-blog-award-congratulations-fourteen-nominees/
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Thank you so much for nominating me for this award. I am truly honoured that you considered my writings worthy of it!
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Well deserved 🙂 Keep blogging!
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The pic and your words perfectly complement each other Narendra 👍
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Thank you so much, Radhika! 🙂
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Love reading this poem. It was great.
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Thank you so much!
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I love this so much!
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Thank you so much, Lena!
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Beautiful image of the branches and leaf as the sun plays on it!
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Thanks a lot, Ma’am; I’m delighted that you liked it!
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Wise and beautiful
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Thank you! 🙏🏻🙂
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