Sipra's Diary: Title: "Palm Tree" (M). Lines 19//W97

 

     Title : PALM  TREE   by Sipra Roy. 

   Standing on one leg with might

   Surpassing the other plants in height

   The tallest palm tree peeps high 

   As if, wanting to penetrate the sky !

   When its  huge and round leaves 

    Move and sway upward in breeze 

    She wishes let them be her wings 

    To fly her high to be pitched in the sky! 

    

     As the sun disappears, sparing 

     Spaces for the twinkling stars ;

     Softly evening approaches and 

     The breeze stops  the leaves to swing,

     Then  it feels  lonely and begins to moaning 

     For the warmth of mother Earth ,

     And come back  again close  to her

     Where once it  is  rooted since birth!

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  The poem titled  ,"  TAlGACCH"// (which is known here as PALM TREE. ),   I learnt  at grade 2. in  Elementary school;  Like many other.  kids I   also recited it often in different occasions.

Since then unto now ,  whenever a palm tree comes in my visibility , I recite it mentally: "Standing on one leg"!      What   a  wonderful  vivid expression! 

 It was composed by R,N TAGORE,   The only poet in the world who can portrait  such poem ,Though I don't remember the original version of the poem , still the  impression  of  theme  remains .in me .I expressed the feeling in my own way ,

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