The first thing that came to my mind was "Water, water everywhere not a drop to drink."
My father used to say that as is earth, which is three fourth covered with sea and one fourth by land, so is life three fourth submerged in unhappiness and one fourth in joy.
Philosophies of life emerge out of personal experiences. The word water takes me to more practical aspects - the lack of it in the city which compels many posh localities to depend on Municipal Corporation tankers for regular supply.
History tells us that human civilizations birthed around rivers which came to be worshipped as life givers. Centuries later we have been successfull in polluting those waters in the name of industrial growth and technological advancements.
Recently, I came to know that downloading of AI generated photos is also responsible for carbon emission and consumption of substantial quantity of water.
The beautiful picture of serene water in the post reminded me that though we have many tree-lined boulevards and flower decked avenues the city lacks a picturesque water body as touristy spot. But we do have colourful fountains which lit up in the evenings making for very enchanting view.
Now to the verse
Look yonder.
That slim silver line
Once upon a time.
I called it my home.
But the path to it.
Is now no more.
Only a dream to.
Return some day.
To it's cool shade.
Verdant meadows
And a gurgling river
Name unknown
Have I transgressed the word count this time?
Also I may please be forgiven for borrowing the picture from the post which actually triggered so many thoughts.
Shared with Poets And Storytellers United
Since this is my Bangla Blog space below is also given the poem in Bengali which may not be considered as part of response to the prompt.
ওই দ্যাখো !... ওই
রুপোলি রেখার তীরে
ছিল মোর ভিটে
সোনালী স্বপ্ন ঘিরে
আজ সেই পথ
নেই আর বাকি
শুধু এক ফালি
ক্ষীণ আশা রাখি
কোনো দিন যদি
যেতে পারি ফিরে
সেই শান্ত ছায়ায়
সবুজ মায়ায়
কুলুকুলু নদীর
নাম না জানা তীরে
You're within the word count. (I checked, since you asked– but we don't normally count everybody, lol, only if something looks to be very much over.We like you to do your own counting.)
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to ask Rommy about the pic;I imagine it's one of hers.
I enjoyed your mix of prose and verse, and am reminded of the Zuihitsu form.
Thanks for counting Rosemary.
DeletePhew! I am within word limit. That's a relief. Sometimes my mind does the monkey dance.
I have left a request note for Rony in the post. Hope she doesn't mind.
I did not know about Zuihitsu.poem. checked up. Interesting. Will try some.
Thank you for introducing me to something new.
This was, indeed, an interesting read. The "Water, water everywhere ... " quote from the Ancient Mariner is more globally relevant than ever before as humankind, without careful thought, participates in the destruction of its own existence.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, yes, we have misused the resources gifted by Nature for free. Thank you for your visit and appreciation.
DeleteLOL, It's Rommy not Rony, but I am totally fine with you using the picture to go along with your lovely piece. It's a nice view and ought to be shared.
ReplyDeleteSorry, Rommy. That was a typo. Thank you for graciously allowing me to borrow the pic.lt is a very serene view which prompted the thought that we over here do not have such a spot to frequent.
DeleteNice .. both the versions. .. but I have to say for the Bangla version which I liked more, the picture distracts
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, especially, for reading the Bangla version
DeleteThis is almost a haibun/ekphrastic. Lovely writing!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much 🙏
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