Poetry

Elegance

The misty morn shelters the rays

That falls upon the tranquil waters of the sea

The storks on the banks view the shrouded calm

The trees awaken with delight

To feel the softness of the breeze

Silently the creeping rays

Shine upon the waters gay

As the ripples frolic around

The waters suddenly come alive

While the fish dash to and fro

How far do these waters flow?

Its icy fingers caress the banks

Then recede and flow back again

The rhythm of life continues

Even as the sunlight dances upon its surface

But its wild density

Forbids it to penetrate into its interior

Myriads of secrets lie clutched within

Screened from the human eye

Men come… stand on its banks

To drink its serenity… then pass by

The fugitive waters now translucent, now opaque

Run deep… deep into the sea

Men come … men go

Looking beyond

Questions locked within

No answers without

The sea flows…

Life continues

The rhythmic jingle

Compels man… to come… to go

Even as the cadence

Casts a magical spell

                                                ~Shobha Diwakar

                                                  Jabalpur, India

6 Comments

  1. It’s a very beautiful description of nature’s beauty. One can visualise what the poet is portraying through words. Keep it up!

  2. An imagination at its peak performance!
    No parallel to nature’s beauty!

    The early morning mist
    A blanket cover for sea and land
    Renders lull and standstill!
    Trees out of slumber
    Embrace gentle breeze
    Humans too fail not
    To feel and love!
    Sun’s rays become live
    Waters begin to flow nice and happy
    Fishes of all hues
    Move here and there
    Signify human activity
    At its new peak!
    Reverse occurrence –
    Waters receding to deep sea
    To rest after a day’s turbulence
    Corresponds to return of humans
    Back to rest and sleep
    Only to get up early morning next
    To the dutiful call of
    The sun’s rays
    Accompanied with milky mist!

    This rhythmic routine
    In its ELEGANCE
    Continues forever!!!!

  3. your poem is beautifully compose MrOKRVS ji
    it is delightful to read your observations and comments
    i do hope you will write some poems for poetry section not as comments but as a poet, which you rightly are

  4. beautifully composed

  5. Thanks for your compliment.
    Your idea is good;
    Not yet attempted!

  6. please do attempt okrsji
    we will like to read your compositions