Shades of wisdom

The below poem is published in Natures Poetry for all FB page


Shades of Wisdom

As I walked past the shades of the Neem,
I wondered at those tiny marvels,
With starry petals..
Fallen yet smiling with rays of hope
On the laps of the Earth

May be they will be blown,
.. Be carried to a distant place
Or hand picked as a herb,
Even, crushed by a passer by,
A choice that is not of theirs

They owned nothing
But owed a lot

To the unknown someone
Who watered the trees
Where they once belonged to

To the unknown someone
Who rested in their mothers' shade
Leaving the leaves un-plucked

To the unknown someone
Who discouraged the trees being cut
For they see them survive today...

To the unknown someone
Who was cured, chewing a handful of them
And happy that they healed him

........................................

And there, they were gone in a minute
Their fragrance still lingering in the air
Reminding me forever
"They were legends"
For they chose how they lived
Despite their fall!

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