a tiger roams beneath the trees
as stealthy as the night
the serpent lies beneath a rock
where death awaits its bite
the only sound is bleak despair
descending on the breeze
and darkness closes in like fear
that prayer cannot appease
the echoes of the drums of war
are filtered by the shade
mysterious and cryptic gods
must surely be dismayed
their idols all are overgrown
consumed by brush and briar
all light subdued in fog and mist
where hidden beasts conspire
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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Superb imagery. You have created a perfect atmosphere of fear. Yes, indeed life is like a jungle when there is war. Without humanity, without laws, world is no better than a jungle where death n despair stalk.10
Thanks Nosheen. I grieve every day that the world cannot seem to find a path to peace.