Mother Nature




Blue sky, my Bodhi tree
Hummingbird chirp serenity
Are the blueberries for me?

He spilt, spiked and splashed.
Saffron, sandalwood, and ash
New day bears infinite mystery.

She crawled, rolled and roared.
Sometimes huffed puffed, and thrust.
 Withdrew to start all over.

About this poem

I wrote this poem when I was watching the sunset by the lake near my house. The green lake had brief waves hitting the shore. It reminded me of how nature repeats itself reminding us of the cyclic nature of our life.

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Submitted by sathya.baram on July 31, 2022

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Scheme AAA XXA XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 272
Words 50
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3

Sathyabarathy

I was born on an Island; water bodies always have their way of triggering my emotions. Be it a beach, waterfall, river or lake, the sound of water soothes me and teases my creativity. I love nature; I feel sad about how we humans treat nature and the environment. My writings, poetry, and art are often inspired by nature. I love to go hiking, camping and cycling. Poetry comes to me when either I am sad or in love. I have a beautiful daughter, and she inspires me to live my life to the fullest. more…

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