Trees In Concrete Jungle Poem by Bharati Nayak
Trees In Concrete Jungle
I peeped out of the window
To see the trees,
That line the pavements,
Giving shadows and shelter
To the needy wretched creatures.
Men and animals
Together stick under the shade
That give relief from the scorching sun.
The trees suck the smokes
Billowing out of the running vehicles.
Themselves drenched in thick dust
They look helpless
In this concrete jungle
Forlorn and lonely among many strangers.
There are blaring sounds and shouts of all hues
But not a word of kindness
People seem as heartless as the concrete buildings.
My heart went to the tree
Who seemed lost among strangers
Being hurt by callousness and apathy of people
Who never cared to feel its feeling.
In my imagination
I held the branch of the tree
As if it was the hand of my beloved
Bowed and kissed
Whispering as if to say
Never mind, where ever you stay
My heart is with you.
This is so beautiful and flawless poetry lady your mind is beauty
wow- - A lovely compliment, thank you Poet Poet for your encouragement.
This is really an outstanding poem on Nature that attracts the readers to read over and over again. I love this poem and the way of presentation. Thanks again.
Many thanks for coming back to read this poem again.It is so encouraging to know that my poem is liked by poets like you.
love love love this poem... I don'r think I wull ever see a tree in the city the same way, ny dear. I see red when people carve their trunks don't the know that can give access to disease and insects? Fantastgic topic and your verses touched me with emotions! 10++++++++++++++ and onto fav list
Wow- -Love your comments as they come from the most caring heart like an oxygen giving tree. God bless you dear Susan Williams.
The last stanza of your poem is absolutely radiant, the rapport between you and the tree is a trans-species friendship that brings tears to my eyes, happy tears because you have crossed a border between alien life forms - human and plant - and made a connection with plant life that can grow and thrive. The long opening stanza shows what is wrong in the present but that luminous last stanza is a vision of a beautiful future.
Thank you so much Daniel Brick for your sensitive reading and touching comment.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Trees! ! ! ! Giving shadows and shelter! With the romance of nature and the fragrance of life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.