An Old Story Poem by Sathya Narayana
An Old Story
An old story...
I tell,
but you can't recall!
Those redolent rose petals once crushed
under the time-wheel can never come to life!
Many Springs and Autumns passed from then...
I'm still here at the same place,
but miles away in time,
like any stoic banyan!
A long ago I stopped greeting my newly sprouting leaves
and looking at those fallen at my feet.
When you perched on my topmost bough;
as I said, a long, long ago,
I had some odd tickles..something new
that gave me a taste sweet and unforgettable!
But you're business-like, I suppose...
looked around, flashed a lovely smile at me,
pecked few fruits, made rounds,
collected fallen ripe fruits from the soil around my feet...
all the while smiling at me
and alas flew away without a parting word!
A rendezvous so short, that lasted just few minutes
but of lasting impression.
Now again you came back
and perching on the same bough, that became older now
and creaking with sugery reminiscences!
Your stares are queer, as if I'm a stranger
or as if you perched on a wrong tree!
Damn it, I want to say now
all that I wanted to say then.
But, what's there to say,
as much as the empty wind my boughs blow
and meaningless ripples my leaves whisper?
But still, I insist...
yes, I have a story to tell...
our story, old story...age old story...
but you can't recall!
Dear poet, Very good poem. it is narrated by an old tree. As poetry's uniqueness it is apt for our country or a old lady by hidden meaning. the old tree may be a symbol. well penned and my wishes
It is really beautiful in the sense it expresses the real feelings of an individual about something which happened in the past & hence is called old, but never that old in the reality perceived by the mind!
Thank you very much my friend. You have touched the soul of the poem
Well written story..tree, bird and the rope fruits and the hidden meaning accentuate the beauty of poem..+++10
I'm still here at the same place, but miles away in time, Take a bow dear poet. A brilliant poem by all means! Salute!
but (miles) away in time, ....may be light years away., ... nice story compose more kids will love it
Thank you very much. Light years is grammatically correct, but miles is poetically right.
AAAHHHH! ! ! Now that is poetry! ! ! A song from the heart of old. Sweet, Everlasting and, I might say, there is a little of Rabindranath Tagore within those words. Very nice. No! Very delightful. Very touching. Soul inspiring. Thank you, Lynn
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/4/2024 9:35:14 AM # 1.0.0.1119
She liked the old story when it was new, so she might like it now, as new again. Probably not, though. It never seems to work that way. Either way, is good story.