uncountable stars
sit so scented on neem tree -
bitter white flowers
Categories:
neem tree, flower,
Form: Haiku
An old neem tree
sentinel stands
in my frontyard
fresh healing air
green sunlit shade
bitter year-round
Pinnate gloss leaves
inflorescences
hundreds of flowers
fragrant crisp white
appear at once
sure it is April
Categories:
neem tree, nature,
Form: Verse
Sighs of susurration sunder the silence ~
The neem tree swaying in the wind
An old lady yapping like a non-stop chatterbox
The roar of the road hero's motorcycle revving past
And a radio playing romantic songs nearby
An occasional vendor selling village vegetables
The honking horn of the ice-cream man
Children running by after a busy school day
Household hens clucking to announce their presence
Crickets croon in crazy chorus
Then, there's the train whistling past thrice a day ~
Soulful sounds sweeten the symphony
Categories:
neem tree, sound,
Form: Free verse
Chinnu, the chipmunk got a gift, a corn,
from her best friend, Hugo, the hippo.
She planned to eat the tasty corn soon,
and meet Hugo the next afternoon
to give him a large pear that she’d stored
in her burrow near the neem tree.
An idea sparked in Chinnu’s brain then.
She thought, ‘Why can’t I give Hugo right now
his return gift?’ - but did not know how.
It was late evening and getting dark,
still, she hurried and leapt across the park
and looked for Hugo here and there.
Nowhere to find him, she felt very sad
and sat near the swamp, feeling so bad.
“Hello my friend”, there came a voice
from behind. Chinnu turned back to find
her friend right there and felt so glad.
She gave the pear to Hugo, the hippo.
He gulped it at once and said with a smile
“what a yummy treat I got to eat!”
Date: 03/10/2023
Kids Creativity And Learning Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Eve Roper
Rhymes checked in RhymeZone.
Categories:
neem tree, nursery rhyme,
Form: Rhyme
I
Last week, funeral
You heard Nature reviled here
But Neem Tree gave life
II
This week, two new pets
Chicken Little, who comes in nights --
Angel, power-lady dog, outside
Categories:
neem tree, angel, animal, bird, child,
Form: Senryu
I just opened
my history book
cause i thought
to have a look.
How to face
such a boring day
have a mood
to go and play.
loosing my patience
and now can't wait
just counting the time
to open school gate.
Lectures are boring
and so the boring time
i just want
a funful rhyme.
Peeping out of the window
looking at the ground
it took away my heart
the lovely nature sound.
A little bird staring me
up the neem tree
as if she also know
i want to roam free.
suddenly something hits me
up on my chin
i get to know that
it's something very thin.
My teacher hits me
and ask me to stand
she ask me to show
my little pretty hand.
She came near me
holding a fearful stick
i shivered thinking that
my be her mind had got sick.
When no option left
i showed her my hand
my heart beating faster
as if i came to an end.
My eyes filled with fear
when i saw the stick hanged
and guess what happend next
"THE SCHOOL BELL"ranged.
Categories:
neem tree, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
outskirts of dark village,
on an old Neem tree next to our small remote house,
ghost rampage!
I lived in fear,
dreaded she ghost with yellow blouse,
Stay near!
Small kid,
Thought of ghost spouse,
hid!
Outskirts of dark village
dreaded she ghost with yellow blouse
hid!
(6,12,3, Stanza 2: 4,8,2, Stanza 3: 2,4,1, Stanza 4: 6,8,1)
Same poem with 10 syllables ( just to compare)
In dark outskirts of our remote village,
on an old Neem tree next to our small house,
they said a bad she ghost was on rampage!
At age of seven I was seized with fear,
I dreaded the she ghost with yellow blouse,
When dark outside I made sure mum was near!
my cousins would scare me with more tales,
Of that one eyed man she was the dead spouse,
She hunted little boys and young males!
In dark outskirts of our remote village,
I dreaded the she ghost with yellow blouse,
She hunted little boys and young males!
1st placement
Written 03/08/2020
‘Let’s Minichu on an innocent memory’ Contest
Sponsor Mohan Chutani
Categories:
neem tree, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
O! My Tree!
The tree around I played
With leaves very pointed
Being bitter. others hate
Necessity brings nearer
Mosquitoes are prevented
Skin diseases are demolished
Germs run away with pace
And I feel missing when away
It is the tree I love
Where love expressed Dove
Monkeys jump, pigeons rest
Cows eat, churn and rest
All enjoy shadow and taste
Fully inside the heart
I have a corner
Very special for it.
by:-
Vrushani Thaker
Categories:
neem tree, adventure, naturetree, tree,
Form: Free verse