Ashok Kumar Madhunlall
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Poem "The New Leaf":
- written October 2009
- published November 19, 2009
- viewed 66 times
Other poems by Ashok Kumar Madhunlall:
»Healing Dawn«
»Heavenly Panorama«
»The Evil Twin«
»The Mind-Genie«
»The Nagging Dusk«
»Tidal Force«
»Untainted«
»Within Without«
Visit Ashok Kumar Madhunlall's profile page
Poem "The New Leaf":
- written October 2009
- published November 19, 2009
- viewed 66 times
Other poems by Ashok Kumar Madhunlall:
»Healing Dawn«»Heavenly Panorama«»The Evil Twin«»The Mind-Genie«»The Nagging Dusk«»Tidal Force«»Untainted«»Within Without«»The New Leaf«
The new leaf sprouts into existence, greeting the universe
Uncurling, revealing, playing out to nature's wishes,
The warm rays of the sun touches her veins, she stretches,
Her siblings try to reach her in their attempts to nurse.
A caterpillar too submits to nature's insistent laws,
Chewing and chewing until the new leaf it reaches.
Just above on another branch the same scene etches
Succulent and sweet, the caterpillar gnaws and gnaws...
What was just now a brand new leaf is indeed no more.
All played out in a single moment of Her endless show.
Uncurling, revealing, playing out to nature's wishes,
The warm rays of the sun touches her veins, she stretches,
Her siblings try to reach her in their attempts to nurse.
A caterpillar too submits to nature's insistent laws,
Chewing and chewing until the new leaf it reaches.
Just above on another branch the same scene etches
Succulent and sweet, the caterpillar gnaws and gnaws...
What was just now a brand new leaf is indeed no more.
All played out in a single moment of Her endless show.
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Hettie Van Zyl: "This is a meaningfull poem with deep thoughts Thank you"- Venessa: "The cycle of life, the accuracy shown to us by nature of what is inevitable. How even the leaf of hope and newness and the feeding of that to nurture further life, is a part of the life-giving cycle. It cannot be 'wrong', but is a part of life."
- Sifiso: "In life we sometimes living a challenging situation."
- Ellie: "The movement in this poem is lovely, and the title makes me think of forgiveness."
- Julian: "A lovely metaphor for life."
- Soms: "interesting"
- Dube: "Everyday events captured so well."
- Mervin: "AK, this is a simple yet poignant poem reflecting that the Natural order of things must prevail."
- Rani: "Extremely good and very descriptive"
- Don: "In Nature's law - some are winners and others are losers."
- Khanyo: "A mediocre poem - ??"