Walking along the ridges and ravines
of densely populated terrains,
as frightening darkness gradually crept the entire region,
A giant creature, in a twinkling silver wardrobe,
in a background of bizarre black,
rising in unscalable proportions
put its multifold arms, behind me,
I took to heels fleeing as fast as I could
very soon only to be discovered,
stranded, amidst a covering of thick vegetation,
and the world around me disappeared without a trace,
leaving me alone to survive.
*A man was walking along the wayside of densely populated forest. It was frightening darkness everywhere. Suddenly, he looked back to see swarms of water twisting and folding itself and approached him in a ferocious speed. He ran as fast as he could, only to find himself lying stranded in the middle of the forest and the world around him disappeared in no time. The poem shows that at times we need to singlehandedly come out of crisis situations.
Th situation you have explained is simply superb. I would imagine, when I travel through dense forests during Holiday Trips, the same what you have explained. I would think often, what would happen if I am left in lurch in this jungle. Your poem brings out my inner talk.
A nice poem...good suspense and leaves the reader to decide the ending...Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for inviting me to read is poem of suspense. Good you have survived and written this poem for us.Very nice.Best wishes. Chandra Thiagarajan
You wrote this poem in June 2009, but the situation happened 15 days ago in Ketharnath. Lot of people suffered without any help surrounded by water.
Thanks Vijay. Your poem works without the explanation though I doubt I would have known the giant you were facing was water. It doesn't really matter. The giant is like a nightmare descending on you, unstoppable. The last line is an attempt to rescue you from it by suggesting survival, but I would argue for a bleak summing-up. Something like, Leaving me to face my nightmare alone. Good ideas in this poem.
It's a good write...But running away may not always be the best way to come out of a crisis...
the world around me disappeared without a trace, leaving me alone to survive. The poem shows that at times we need to singlehandedly come out of crisis situations. Marvelous thoughts! Though the poem is a little bit like a paragraph, I enjoy a lot owing to powerful verses.Congrats.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
It is an interesting hyperbolic poem of fiction. The poem is trying to relate the human forces, which are reported to fictive strengths that exceed the human power and suggests that the only defensive reaction is run.well written..10++