Swan Song Poem by Projeeta Ghosh Biswas

Swan Song


All the animals about he cared
Everyone has a face which looks beyond scared
They encircle him; their tears start to pour
Over a succumbing swan who was once adored

He lay on the ground; silence was spreading
Sooner or later, he would stop breathing.
As his tears fell, it started to gleam.
How handsome he was! How magnificent he seemed!

God's teardrops fell down as rain
Even His true feelings cannot be restrained.
Mother Nature broke into a storm
Even she fell into despair and forlorn
The swan's death seems as if the world is dying,
As if everyone is hopeless and endlessly crying
The world's peace is now at stake
Deceit will arise and tranquillity shall abate.

The swan wanted to leave something behind
So if anyone misses him, of him it shall remind
Piercing yet melodic, he broke into a song
Then went off to heaven, where he truly belonged