I felled a tree
11 January 2015
The bird once more soared
Wings clinging to yesterday
Encumbered dark flight
Into my mind’s nest it flew
Birds, why do you flutter so?
The sparrow revelled
In a nest left free from egg
Where moss met chill’s rant
Cold had crept into my thoughts
That once had felt warmth of faith
Drunken butterflies
Feasting on million flowers
Followed the bird’s flight
Sobering sadness seized me
As lost wings’ scars ached again
Petunias quivered
Pink and white bells of penance
That hung in sorrow
Head followed in remembrance
Of lost trail of upward trends
Jasmine filled the air
With sweet scent of forgiveness
Engulfing senses
A tidal wave renewed hope
As winged creatures sang in ears
The leaves whispered winds
Warning all creatures of loss
As the axe hummed low
Unmoved, the reaper answered
In hoarse promise of quick death
Shivers ran through trunks
As the message now sank in
Bringing hush to woods
Breaking it I felled a tree
That had once been all my joy
Leaves raked into piles
Bundles of forgotten might
Tell stories of trees
That once like us too stood tall
Now riddled with memories