Buds, Pearls and Life

The hints of a halting journey lurked,
The withering tree was dying within...
Every passing breeze had its spirits siphoned

Stood massive with its monarchal gait,
For decades it served the passers-by
But who could escape the clutches of fate??

When hope to survive slowly dimmed
It thought of that single bud yet to bloom
Wilting at the roots, its grip had failed

That last single unopened bud soft and blue
So  curious to bloom and witness the world...
A long life's journey yet to tread, in store

A melancholy stirred this  gigantic tree
Intuition had made its call, it  was sure to die
Dripping dew failed to mask its tears n' let all to see

Our life 's like this withered tree, birth n' death inevitable
The buds are symbols of unrealised dreams,
wanting to nurture and act upon to make them possible

Just like this tree's struggle to save the bud till it rolls as corpse
We need to nurture our dreams like this tree n' pearl - oyster
Bud into flower  n'  pearls as they mature ,serve several purpose
Similarly our dreams be filled with causes useful n' better!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Pinet Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 5:14 PM
A poetic reminder that dreams are part of life and no less important than reality for they nourish the soul and spur the imagination. Emile.
Nayak Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 10:31 PM
Dear Emile, thank.you so much for visiting my poem.and placing your words :-)You are right...dreams are our unexpressed ambitions...thank you again love, Anu
Hamilton Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 5:06 PM
a lovely pen Anu well done hugs 7
Nayak Avatar
August 6, 2015 at 10:34 PM
Dear Shadow, Thank you for the visit and comment and for the 7 !!!!! Means a lot to me:-) thank you again...:-) love, Anu
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