Nemesis Poem by Valsa George
Nemesis
The crow we see, was once a beautiful bird
Sweet as a lark and white as a swan
The world stood in rapturous glee
As he poured out melodies with such elan
Proud and haughty over his gorgeous form
He reckoned himself to be the crown of creation
To all other birds he was a cynosure of charm
And he feasted on their praises of mad veneration
Presumptuously dwelling on altitudes high
He thought the world was revolving round him
Looking at others with contempt and disdain
He wanted everyone to dance to his whim
At morn when other birds twittered and chirped
And sang devotional lays in praise of God,
The crow refused to sing any song
As he deemed himself to be far above the Lord
God wanted to teach the arrogant bird a lesson
A messenger with warning from Heaven was sent
‘Unless you turn humble and with respect, others treat
God’s wrath will fall and you shall lament’
Sneering at this and rebuking the terrestrial envoy,
With haughty arrogance, the crow went his way.
By dusk, he flew down to perch on a tree
Alas, the branch gave way to his utter dismay!
Losing balance, he slid down into a can of tar
Disappointed was he as he emerged all black
But hoped that a dip in water would wash away the dirt
And once more he would be to his former self back
Soon God’s messenger with ire reappeared in a vision
This time, stark were his words of admonition
‘Henceforth you and your progeny will all be black
Ugly in appearance! Scavengers you shall be known!
‘In place of the tuneful melody, you were blessed
Your sound will be sonorous and rough’
Saying this, the apparition vanished out of sight
And the crow knew his life ahead would be tough
He waited impatient for the dawn to break
Before all other birds were up and awake
He decided to try and test his sound
And was startled at what came in the wake
“Caw…. Caw…. Spurted the sound from his beak
Jarring and raucous, harsh and husky!
While other birds laughed over and celebrated his fall
The poor defeated crow was left grouchy and grumpy!
Ego is followed by self destruction.... A moral delivered through witty use of words and expressions. Success may take you to new heights, but ego can kick off from the cliff, , ........ I am curious to know, if this story is your own, or a poetic version of a famous legend..........
Valsa ji, you have followed a rich Indian tradition of fable writing along with a story-telling flavor!
Great narrative and warning for ego and pride. So rich in rhythm and rhyme. Enjoyed it.
How a presumptuous bird got a lesson has been astutely and incisively inscribed here by the means of a nice story relating to crow. The crow got nemesis by God at the end as he deemed himself to be far above the Lord. It is really a brilliant poem that teaches a good lesson to all.10.
None can stop Nemesis in playing her role...........................
Nicely written a poem of crows and the story behind its blackish color and sound which is very interesting to read.It was after all a punishment but made useful for the world through which the cleaning process of debris going on otherwise there will accumulation of bio wastes here and there. The curse to crow became useful to the world.
We create a crow or a hapless mortal from our imagination, Then attribute to it or him all impossible vices And then end up tracing the virtues of a creator ill at ease..... A bad worker always blames his tools I regret deep within if I am a mere tool, Valsa Madam...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 8:09:25 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A story teller of a bizarre breed though! see if you can change such legendary destiny, as M.T.Vasudevan Nair has done with Chandu and Bhiman. Good attempt, God bless.