Broken Buds Poem by Vijay Sai R

Broken Buds

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As beautiful as a butterfly,
As busy as a bee,
As cheerful as a singing bird,
We were all these till this day,
When we were teased by the hands of the golden evil,
What sin had we done?
Why did you choose to embrace us?
You clipped our wings before we could fly,
You slit our throats before we could sing,
You disturbed our hive before we could collect nectar,
You shattered our dreams before we could make them come true,
Sweet bunch of roses we were in the garden,
You stopped us before we could blossom,
We have heard you spread light and remove darkness,
We haven’t heard you could even spread darkness and remove light,
No matter whatever you had done to us,
We are not sad,
We are very happy here, for we are not alone,
We are united and our bondage is strong,
No one could dare to pull us apart,
We are lucky to have our lessons in open,
We can’t be put under thatched roofs,
We can fly like a butterfly,
We can sing like a bird,
We can be as busy as a bee,
Sweet bunch of roses we are in the garden,
For heaven’s sake, no one could stop us from blossoming.


*Innocent children were learning their lessons in a school, put under cramped roofing. It was unfortunate that they became a prey to heavy fire, which took a heavy toll on them, feeding on them mercilessly. The poem ends with a note saying that atleast the children be united and cherish their unfulfilled dreams in so called heavens garden.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Karla Bell 17 April 2012

I wasn't sure what this was about, I thought it was about innocence being taken away, but it was purer than that, it was the innocence of childhood.... Very sad and moving and I so enjoyed reading it... thank you

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We are lucky to have our lessons open. Great thought.

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We are lucky to have our lessons open. Great thought.

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We are lucky to have our lessons open. Great thought.

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We are lucky to have our lessons open. Great thought.

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Londis Carpenter 17 December 2017

a nice tribute to today's Rachel's children

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Sanjay Mehta 07 September 2012

concerns reflected are genuine and in our country this is an normal feature. Being consumed naturally hurts but the degree is a bit less, unnatural tragedies do send shivers down the spine but follies on part of mankind and not learning from the said follies is really disturbing. Emotions in consonance with the souls who left. I too invite you to share my emotions in 'Death II

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hi Great thought and well written have a glance at my love poems

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Mazwi Sedibe 18 July 2012

sad read with teary eyes, i like

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Heart touching. Real picture of dejection and helplessness. I like it.

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Vijay Sai R

Vijay Sai R

Trichy, South India
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