Two Children In The Fields Poem by Raj Arumugam

Two Children In The Fields



Sir, we did not know this is your garden…
No…Sir, my brother wanted some flowers
and I said I would love them too

You see we were walking from the cottage
and my little brother ran across the fields
and I followed, Sir; and no, we were not able
to tell anyone; and my brother ran,
and he raised his hands across the fields
like the birds do, their wings across the skies
and I ran, and I forgot the distance
and the places
and then we sat down, tired and there was a brook
and we drank some water
and then my brother saw the flowers across
on the other side
and he ran again and he wanted the flowers
He said he’d pick some for Mamma,
some for our aunt
and that is how we came here;
and we love the flowers and the scent
and so I helped him, Sir…
no, we did not tell anyone we were coming
We don’t know where we are
Please Sir, do not look so angry
my brother is about to cry -
he cries when people are angry, and he is afraid
We will put the flowers back on the ground here
where it belongs, in your park, back on your land, Sir
Let us go now, Sir...we will go and
we promise not to come back ever again…
I will not let my brother come, nor will I

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
poem based on painting: “Two Children in a Park Landscape”; painting by Heinrich Lauenstein (1835-1910)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Wahab Abdul 22 May 2013

wow, lovely, what i should say more, simply enjoyed..

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Gajanan Mishra 22 May 2013

I love children, Children are our future. thanks. I invite you to read my poems and comment.

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