A Lone Bald Tree Poem by Bishnu Parida

One evening, I saw a bald tree
Standing far at the horizon, alone,
As darkness crept in, enveloping the vicinity
Ah! With neither a friend nor even a foe around
How helpless the tree is!

Night throughout, I tossed and turned on the bed
Sleep did not touch my eyelid,

Waking up in the morning, I rushed to the tree
I looked at it in askance,
‘Friend, alone you do not panic, I see! '

‘O, Poet! Why do you worry for me?
Rooted firmly deep on the earth
I stand straight and resilient,
Facing wrath of wind and rain,
Lonesomeness has strengthened me yet more
Helplessness has added to my vigor', said the tree.