Quench
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August.2.2023
Writing Challenge'Q' Words Poetry Contest
Sponsor- Constance La France
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"I quest for a return to the unappeased joys of my sweet past"- By Poet
Quench my thirst to get back to my past
When tame pigeons of joy nested on my eaves
And I could hear their crooning
With the sweetness of love outpouring
When innocent instincts ruled my heart
And I ran after every call from the woods or bush
Mesmerized by the whistles of the oriole and the thrush
Quench my thirst to get back to my past
When every rainbow and every peacock feather
Ignited curiosity in me as a child
And coloured my imagination wild
When, with friends, I sat in the mango grove
Plucking and savouring the ripe juicy mangoes
Careful not to let the pulp drip down our mouths
Quench my thirst to get back to my past
When we strolled along the sandy strands
Watching the wild waves' fray
And cooled by the kiss of spray
When we had watched at night
A hundred fireflies dancing around the *neem
Wondering if they were stars fallen from heaven’s seam
Quench my thirst to get back to my past
When, like breeze, we ran over the meadows
Looking for the bleating lamb
Singing in chorus, ‘Mary had a little lamb'
As memories come clamouring down,
Like the lash of cascading rain,
I can't but make a quest to return to the days of my past.
Copyright © Valsa George | Year Posted 2023
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