Dimmed to infiltrate the forest of the night
The single lamp post of the moon,
Shines her recycled yesterday's sunshine,
The leaves move in harmony rustling the tune
With the floor moving with life with extreme evening sight,
The staccato's beat sets the rhythm
Nothing escapes the damp drapes of the silent breeze,
All creatures are hungry it's time to forage,
Nature's rule every living thing knows eat or be eaten.
The snake consumes the stolen egg,
Bird eats the worm
Spider mummifies the fly,
The leopard dines on the weak.
The trees feel immune until
Elephant hunger‘s early morning grasp strips the tree
The flesh eating cat slumbers
Dreaming of his lions share,
The bird with a broken wing wears a coat of ants,
Life goes on as dawn approaches as
The dung beetle is happy for his larvae's lunch,
Then time takes the evening away with the
Praying mantis who did not enjoy her sex,
So consumes her lover,
In the forest of the night.
As the early morning bird doth sing
Mankind consumes everything,
Coaxing Mother nature's wrath to sting!
i think i've read and commented on this before but it's nice seeing it again!
'Survival of the fittest' is nature's rule, but it seems that human being is consuming every thing now, mountains, rivers, forests, everything irrespective of day or night. Your plea to save the forest of the night is heart touching. You have created an amazing poem, Ken, with wonderful real life imagery...10/10. Best Regards. Naseer
oooh. This one is interesting and i say, it is good!
dear ken....it is a amazing poem from a man who has lived his life in the forest.the night sights are eerie and scary both, when the predators are out for their drill and kill 1many a times i have been to the forest for shikar...with my dad, and the experience has been a rewarding one.loved your poem. best wishes, ritty
Ken, this is good poem, descriptive with readily accessible imagery. Thanks for sharing.
'Mankind consumes everything, Coaxing Mother nature's wrath to sting! ' An inspired poem Ken themed in realities, of the laws of nature with contrasts, of observational brilliant insight sustained, line by line building to the ultimate climatic revelation; destructive humanity baits all creation, not according to kill or be killed but by ultimate control or destroy insanity, pending nature's sting back survival ploy. Beautiful :) Terence
Agony n’ Ecstasy of flora n’ fauna [mainly] well penned n’ poemed … Poet has unshackled the psyche n’ mindset by delving deep into them [as if]… 1st few lines the backdropp was poetically engineered befitting for this poetry n’ climaxed when the end came U Turn. ‘Coaxing Mother nature's wrath to sting! ’ Indeed a joy ride [read biblio safari] n’ read of this magnificent poem…great…wow! … thanks for sharing Hon’ble Poet Ken Regards Ms. Nivedita UK 10/10
Hi..Liked it so much very well written and we get the exact feel about the jungle. Really amazing...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Wow...It flows like honey across the page, painting a beautiful scenario in my head...Really well done