
Hustle, bustle, laughter and joy,
A cheery smile conquers every sad tune’s ploy,
Shops and rides, sweets and flowers,
Merry souls drenched in the lively shower,
A little girl in a soiled white frock,
An off-white ribbon tied onto her locks,
A basket full of pastel yellow roses in her hand,
In a lonely lost corner, she stands,
Unaware of the smiles, she has a rusty grim life,
Her eyes reflect an invisible burden, her plight,
She is just eleven, but looks older then the lot,
Her lips have a stiffness, her eyes tell an unhappy plot,
She asks just one question to each passer’s by,
“would you like a flower, sir?” her lips frame,
No one heeds her, she looks down to her feet,
But again she tries, accepting no defeat,
I walk up to her, across the cheery street,
“What are you doing here all alone, kid?”
“my parents don’t live in this land, said she,
I have a baby sister now, no one else with me.”
“Where do they live?”, ask I,
She looked up, at the skies,
I handed her a hundred bucks, for the yellow bloom,
She held out the change, “I don’t give pity a room.”
She smiled at me, and waved goodbye,
Lost in the crowd, I couldn’t find her thereby,
I walked home alone that night,
Thinking of her all the while,
She was a tiny innocent soul,
Lost in destiny’s ever-winding caracole,
I look up at the heavens, and close my eyes,
Dear god, keep that little angel safe,
wherever she flies. . .
nice poem with a hint of sadness
awesum flow of talent… 🙂
Great Work
awesum talent yaar!!!! 🙂
just 1 word : superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love it! You did a wonderful job.
mindblowing, ……….exellent work
keep going lyk this mone..
Loved it, would like to read more of your work if you can provide a link.
my stories-
http://solituderevisited.blogspot.in/
my poems – http://imagingme.blogspot.in/
and just random thoughts – http://expressingmone.blogspot.in/
am glad you loved my poem Jaideep!thanks a lot! 🙂
The language is fluid…it’s a beautiful piece of writing..I am enchanted !!
one of your best work……keep it up…God Bless!!!
I have always been a fan of ur poems. They are really touchy n thoughtful as always. I wish u would start blogging again!! Lovely writing, all the best 🙂
awesum
awesome line
Sweet.. Melancholic..
good work…hope it has a sequel too! 🙂
Fantastic!excellent 🙂 🙂
Very nice…loved it
it awsumm as alwys dear…:)
nyc poem… jst awsum
I love it how the poet actually describes the pathos of existence through the narratorial interactions with the little girl….a really remarkable poem, with fantastic meter and rhyme.
A refreshing read!