A blue jeans hangs from the string,
water dripping,
A blue sky shines, deep; no birds
flock but sit winking;
A bird perched on the string,
another on the tree,
Whole courtyard has birds perched,
at every corner.
A blue jeans hangs from the string,
water dripping.
A room, doors jammed; window opens a
world, breathing,
A gadget, a genie; a screen that
brings conflicting spree
Freedom, freedom; all lions, and no
other species near!
A blue jeans hangs from the string,
water dripping,
Dripping into old scribbles,
portraits, fables – fading,
They leave scars; abstracts form and
meanings blur.
The birds - no one rises to flock
them up - sit in corner.
A blue jeans hangs from the string,
water dripping,
Endless pastures, all lions, no
other in sight, straining
Eyes, ferocious fights, and a life
cycle blocked, a mere
Joke, freedom laughs and responsibility
mourns, here!
The doors scream to be opened, a dire
dream, shakes.
great one.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year
Thank you so much..
Deleteenigmatic, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you Meenakshi...
ReplyDeleteWhat else will come to dreams at such situations...
That is some dire & mournful dreams but I am hoping that it shakes and something good comes out of it ~
ReplyDeletethank you grace... a whole nation has to wake up...
DeleteIntensely evocative, Sreeja; and as Meenakshi says...enigmatic! Happy New Year to you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much...
DeleteThe pictures you paint are truly awesome ... amazing !!!
ReplyDeletethank you Amrit..
DeleteLOVE the ending! and the repetition!
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy New Year, sreeja!
♥
dani
Oh! Possibilities of freedom in this still courtyard, but no birds fly . . . surrounded by lions . . . to me here this is a frightening landscapr in with windows don't open and jeans weep!
ReplyDeletethank you Susan... anomalous, confusing situations of young generation....
Deleteyour style continues to evolve and mature.have a happy new year.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much... Its an honor... :-)
DeleteWow, yes enigmatic n their is a form here with the repetition.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much...
ReplyDeletehow intriguing...i like your approach to the verse, there is a nice dance without losing its power as well....may , in the new year, you and your country find what it needs...the lions will always prowl...
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this wish Brian.... Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNever wondered that a poem can be created even with these day to day things, which are just lying or hanging here and there. Very out of the box idea. keep it up. Inspires me ,also to look for creativity in simple things!!!!
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