“ Nature's Lament ”
Anthology : Ephemeral Whispers
Poem # 07 “ Nature's Lament ”
The moment I saw the cherry blossoms
My mind was blown close to heaven
I was thrown in a place where
Seven gates of heaven open
When I burnt the tulip garden
They said it was mere destruction
Little did they know what it was
Efforts of a lunatic to get some aroma
Did he have to burn it down?
Did he have to go that far?
He yearned to see the cherry blossoms
He lust to see the seven heavens
But in his rush to touch the sky
He forgot the beauty of the earth nigh.
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