Contemplation

 

He was sitting on the huge coconut leaf,

One of the higher ones, who was still

As if in some meditation, not bothered to move…

As if the day is yet to begin,

And he was silent, submerged in some deep thought

Analysing the life and the perspectives;

How the world seem when he flies higher than the clouds,

And how it looks while he sits on this coconut leaf,

Watching the flowing river,

Remembering the moments when he 

Swiftly flew to gulp the silly fishes…

The view of the world changes and widens 

As you fly higher and higher,

The world becomes smaller and smaller

You know it in a larger canvas;

But you lose the minute detailing

Where the planktons exchange secrets to euglena!

And the kingfisher silent after a squabble 

With the woodpecker, who didn't even know

It was a squabble but a healthy debate

On the beaks they have!

Busy in his work…

And the Robin chirpping under the shades 

Of cinnamon tree, thinking of the hay

To make the nest…

The pleasure of flying high

And the peace of sitting down on these 

Majestic coconut trees, who flirts with the waves 

Carrying a veil of shyness sparkling in sun,

Do make this life worth while to live

He thought, the elegant eagle!