Windchimes in a rainy window
© Gemma Wiseman
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Elephant
riding thoughts of fairy tales
The twinkling
chime has smiling paths
Merry your
way through it, it is endless
Her pinky
frock, the frills neat and cute
He has many
elephants to ride to fame
Their laughter
and play fill the world
The green
grass and buds on top, sweet
The drizzle
that washed the chime, changed
the tune
and the mood, they made tents
no
complaints but play with the tune.
There are
other elephants too
The chimes that
sounds eerie too
Fear takes
in sometimes, fear for
her neat
and cute frills, his elephant rides
they are
playing, growing, do they know
all the
evils that lurch from behind
hide in
corners, that don’t know cute smiles.
And the “elephants”,
they are dwindling
Their green
pastures disappearing,
the fairy
land losing to machine like dwellings.
How do you do this, Sreeja? You words seem so casual and random yet they paint the picture beautifully. Everything is so connected and thoughtful. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat work on the prompt. :)
Thank you for this support Vaishali...I believe in simple, casual way to interact...
DeleteMusical poem reflecting the essence of the wind chimes! Especially loved "drizzle that washed the chime"!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the appreciation....I am honored.....
DeleteI can't read this yet as I chose the same photograph and don't want to be influenced. (I will be back) Just wanted to say, yes, you may paint any photograph on my blog. I would be honored. Just let me know when you are done so I can highlight it on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteOf course.I am delighted.....thank you..
DeleteAn interesting blend of fairytale and fact.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much...
Deletethe fairy land losing...
ReplyDeletewe can't let this happen! To think of these wonderful animals dwindling is heartbreaking.
Yes.....thank you for this visit.....
DeleteI so agree, it is so sad! These creatures are like gentle giants. They need to be treated with respect~
ReplyDeleteI like that you blended these two!
Thank you.....you are so right....
DeleteYou are an amazing writer ... mindblowing !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for such a support....
DeleteCause for smiles and magic, cause also for fears and sadness: the land for elephants is dwindling and with it their place in fairy tales and good fortune. You take this little girl with her frills to both places, giving her an education she will never forget.
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan....and the little girl must be safe always.....
DeleteI love the music of wind chimes too :) also elephants. I hate that man keeps building and taking more and more of their lands away. Yes, they are dwindling because they can't find food anymore and they can't roam freely because man is taking their land.
ReplyDeleteA lovely write Sreeja :)
"sweet
ReplyDeleteThe drizzle that washed the chime, changed
the tune and the mood,"
I love the idea that the drizzle changes the tone...how very perceptive to go into that layer of the image with your poetry. Beautiful poem!