The Sparrow And The Lesson Poem by Khairul Ahsan
The Sparrow And The Lesson
I was then a young boy of ten.
Was doing homework, before the afternoon game.
The door was closed but the window open,
When I nearly finished, came a surprise, sudden.
From nowhere came a rushing sparrow,
Entered my room through the open window.
Kept circling over my head, yet unaware,
The naughty child had some naughty desire.
I closed the window and chased her a bit,
Wasn't easy to catch, though she had no exit.
Didn't mean to harm her, so used my wit,
Knew, chasing will tire her out and she will submit.
I chased and chased her until she dropped down,
Was quick to pick her up, touch her feathers brown.
When my palm and fingers wrapped and squeezed her
Felt her heartbeats, like those of an Olympic sprinter.
Couldn't bear her agony, so I set her free,
She flew away quickly and sat on a tree.
Took some rest for her heart to calm down,
Then flew away again, merrily, just at sundown.
Thus I missed my afternoon game, chasing
An innocent little thing without realizing,
Not all things in life that you chase and win,
You can keep for yourself, nor redeem.
Life's lesson reaffirmed.
Dhaka
20 July 2013
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Very nice poem telling of a true experience. I especially liked the story in the poet's notes. What a kind heart your little three-year-old son had to free the poor, captive bird. Well told!
@Mary Forrester, Thank you dear poet, for appreciating the poem. Your appreciation has inspired me a lot. I have just read your poem-'Just One day' and left a comment there.
A simple poem with no great flourish of language or thought..... but the genuine feelings of a little boy is so convincingly expressed in flowing language! When my palm and fingers wrapped and squeezed her Felt her heartbeats, like those of an Olympic sprinter...... Surprisingly I too had exactly your experience once! Birds have ever been my weakness as a child! The last two lines are the real beauty Not all things in life that you chase and win, You can keep for yourself, nor redeem...........Conveys a great message too!
@Valsa George, Thanks for appreciating my poem so nicely! Birds have ever been my muse too. I am much inspired by your evaluation of my poem, thank you again.
A beautiful poem! It really is true that you cannot keep everything nor have everything you want. I loved it. It reminds me of a friend's pet bird who would always hop towards her cage door when a person passed by.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, after reading the poem, @Cassandra Jasmine! I am much obliged!
Very beautiful poem...i could feel each stanza...especially small heart beats in hand. So frightened the bird would have been...loved reading it..I think I should also free my bird from cage...loved it.
Thank you, Geetha Jayakumar, for leaving a comment here after reading my poem. Yes, a frightened sparrow's heartbeats are palpable by hand. Much inspired by your appreciation of the poem.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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a life lesson is depicted so nicely and effortlessly. I love the poem.