Saga Of A Thirst Poem by jewel mazhar

[[So he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me
and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water
and cool my tongue.
- Luke 16: 24; The Bible]]



Thirsty as they were
the animals begged the spring for water.
Be it yellowish, pungent or mixed.


But the spring refused.


Then came the mirage, who,
offered the thirsty
some illusion instead.


Still they roam about in shadowy forms.
Afflicted still they cry out
in a piteous tone: ‘ Have mercy on us
Give us water! , please! '


The spring-water still reverberates
Through arches, caverns and sands.


Still the animals cry in thirst.
Still no water, O dear Christ! .