Flowers in a pot
—Sunil Sharma
The slim widower
Tends daily to the potted plants;
His speciality the white flowers
In a corner of the balcony
Of the one-room apartment
On the eleventh floor,
In the heart of the commercial district,
From that vantage point, the world is a blur
And nobody cares for the grumpy man,
Nor he, for them,
He is so bitter;
But, flowers beckon, dancing in the wind,
And the muttering occupant, lonely and miserable,
Waters them daily and they both talk,
And he sees in their smiling
Tender petals,
A son now forever lost;
These brief conversations
Conducted twice, everyday
Delight an ageing heart.
Through fragrance and colour,
The long-stemmed flowers,
Fragile and vulnerable,
Spread cheer everywhere,
Every nook and corner,
Like the sunflowers of
Van Gogh.
(Courtesy: The UN’s anthology on Happiness: The Delight-Tree)
Beautiful poem. Loved it.
A pleasure ,as always.
Destiny Poets’ International Community of Poets ( ICOP ) are pleased to announce that for April 2015 , the following works have been chosen in the categories of Poem of the Month and Highly Commended . Poem of the Month ..** Ashtavakra – Vineetha Mekkoth **…..In the Category of Highly Commended ( Tabulated alphabetically ) are the following…..** An Bothar (The Road) – John Anthony Fingleton **…..** Dissolve in me – Rashmi Malapur **…..** Fifty Feathers for my Flight – Iulia Gherghei **…..** Fight of Shadows – Neetu Wali **…..** Fireflies of Time – Maaya Dev **…..** Flowers in a pot – Sunil Sharma **…..** Impailed – Elizabeth Hexberg **…..**Memories – Santosh Bakaya **…..** (The) Minion – Nalini Srivastava **…..**Mortgage Your Blood – Tapeshwar Prasad **…..** On Life’s Meaningful Pauses – Witty Fay **…..** Tunes of Ruin – Rehka Moothedoth **…… ICOP CRITIC Award for April goes to..Pramila Khadun & Maaya Dev.
A masterly creation!
Thanks dear Gopal.
A classic and mesmerizing poem!
Best,
Lopa.
Thanks Lopa