The Careless Stroke Poem by bonifacio alba

The Careless Stroke



A seed I once hold
Sowed in the ground...
That luckily sprouts
-vine and roots grounded
With life and growth
That gradually sprawls
To the ground and trees
Clinging to the branches
Some leaves to the twigs
Secured and enter twined.
I was so delighted to see
Its leaves lying on the trees
While dangling with the breeze
Expectantly to give it fruits
-For the sower to reap...
I look at the ground disgusted
Weeds growing beside the vine
I took the scythe and swept
The careless stroke to cut
But unmindful of the act
The vine that I care...
Was also hit by the act
With the base stem cut.
Disgust was turn blame
Of the careless act I did
That the life of the vine
Was instantly curtailed
-In a second of blunder.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Naida Nepascua Supnet 29 April 2016

This is so symbolic and sad but real-life truth. Ang ganda Sir, Mabuhay.

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Indranil Bhaduri 19 September 2012

A crude reality happening in our lives....Very well penned.

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Anita Sehgal 19 September 2012

a good write... thanks for sharing!

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