Thursday, August 13, 2009

Forest of mighty old trees




Raising high to threaten the skies
stand in attention, soldiers in rows.
Their green heads swaying wildly
brown arms open wide trapping light.

Bursting out of mighty rocks
arise the might banyan trees.
Roots digging deep in to earth
seeking water among rocks.

Peels of bark stripped out
by elephants that roam about.
Tiny nests adorn their crown
feeding creatures all around.

Primitive men to tribal folks
rested under its shady leaves.
Lives on this silent witness
watching evolutions fold out.

15 comments:

Kshitij KK Khurana said...

Hey. You shud write more often.

Iniyaal said...

Yes... Planning to write more poems more often.
Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoyed reading this blog.

Sanjai Gandhi said...

where did u take tis photo? looking good..

Iniyaal said...

I took this photo in the reserved forest area in South India.

Iniyaal said...

Hi Sanjai
I saw your blog now and found that you reside in Coimbatore. If so, you might be familiar with the forest region surrounding Kovai Coutrallam. I took this photo in that region.

Sanjai Gandhi said...

Thanks for ur info and visiting my blog. yeah.. i m in coimbatore only..

காலம் said...

poetic flow

you shoud write in tamil also

Iniyaal said...

:-) Thanks. Will definitely take it up again when I learn to write tamil without flaws.

Slogan Murugan said...

where is this place?

Slogan Murugan said...

ok. saw the comment. interesting place!

Iniyaal said...

Thanks for visiting :-) As said in my earlier comment, this tree is in the reserved forest area. Keep visiting.

Souvick said...

Hey.. I also feel the nature, the forest.. the same way as you feel to some extent... I love its silence..suppleness.. so broad yet so simple..
Anyway nice poems.. keep it up...

Iniyaal said...

Hi Souvick

Glad you liked my poems. Sigh...Your words on nature are so true... simple and blissful, yet the source of everything.

Pushpz said...

loved this poem...good imaginary...
:)
Pushpee

Iniyaal said...

Hi Pushpee

Thank you. Glad you like it.