Monday 27 February 2017

a mere totoise rider


i am a tortoise rider
slow and invisible, a miniature figure
 under bushes and shrubs
passing through the time---
as the caterpillars---
rising from petrichor
to star constellations,
perception   s  p  r  e  a  d  s---
as the caterpillars,
maturing---
i could now see the bugs, worms,
the grains of sand, pebbles
butterflies, flowers and birds as   r  e  a  l;
i hear a distant whale,
elephants and cranes;
here amidst the shades of green
i realize, I am just a caterpillar serene,
stars stencilled
on the maggot body, traces of my origin manifested,
hibernating on macrocosmic dreams,
sound of silence resonating through existence,
i am tortoise rider
slow and invisible, a miniature figure
 under bushes and shrubs,
an eternal traveller…


For all my childhood friends...... 




“Begin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in.” – Alan Alda.  Visit Prompt Nights for more.

 


12 comments:

  1. Whistles!!❤️💘This is absolutely incredibly penned, Sreeja😀 love how you use repetition to add to the charm of the poem. Especially adore this part: "i am a tortoise rider slow and invisible, a miniature figure under bushes and shrubs passing through the time, as the caterpillars rising from petrichor to star constellations." Thank you so much for participating at Prompt Nights and for your constant love and support❤️💘


    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  2. A very imaginative write and the repetition is very effective.

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  3. "from petrichor
    to star constellations"

    How I love that image...

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  4. Very well done. Allow time to take dreams in

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  5. Thanks all dear poets for the support♡

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  7. Oh you have set my mind dancing in so many directions....flying like the butterfly yet to be born :D Thank you for this most pleasurable experience XXX

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  8. So many elements in it, yet so subtle... the image of petrichor to star constellations is mind blowing... You never disappoint when it comes to writing for friends, the past is so young and lively in it :) simply loved this one :)

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  10. This is just adorable. I really love the whimsy in this.

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