Today is my birthday!
As a fertile fruit
I was plucked from the garden of Heaven
and scattered in the den of Space
A global seed
I became
Planting myself in the heart of the universe
I triumphantly sailed……
When harmony prevailed
all of them humans hailed
me, a flourishing and prosperous planet
When discord began
between Nature and Man
I shriveled and shrank
into a bleak and barren battlefield
Amidst deafening war cries
I can still hear
the soft echoes of distant drums
wishes in song strung
Blessings with a stoke of cure
urging me on to withstand
..........to endure
And I will!
For I am Earth
Born not to fade
but to exist.
Today is Earth Day
My Birthday!
Signed....
The Burning Earth (please help me stay green )
15 comments:
Vasundhara ki varnan iss se sundar nahin ho sakthi.
Vah Sundar(a)la Nargis !
Since I don't have a busy life and browse thru the blog during my spare time i had actually read this poem which was blogged in the year 2006.
There were three comments that year. Stanely, FAB and Vims all appreciated the poem but none wished Nargis a happy birthday.
Naresh again has started the same trend this year.
So let me play the spoil sport and wish Nargis a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. May all your dreams come true.
DhEarthi Mata Ki Jai!
Many Happy Returns of the Day!
Very well written, Right from it's inception - From Earth to Earthie!
'For I am Earth Born not to fade
but to exist'
Happy Birthday !! Nice poem.
Have a Great B'Day, oh Great Nargis, what a Great poem, you seem to be in Great mood these days! Hmmm, wonder why ;-)
Happy Birthday Nargis
Nice poem.
"Yeh kis kavi ki kalpana ka chamatkar hai--- yeh kaun chitrakar hai"
Have a fantastic birthday, Nargis.
May all that you wish for be yours today & always. Good luck n take care.
That was a lovely poem.
Naresh: Vah! Vah! Vah! Ati sundar comment hai. MaataJi khush hui...(said in true Mogambo ishtyle :-}
Arun: Hahahaha...OMG you really noticed that lopsided appreciation....! Kya karein, I don't blame any of these guys. I guess if you share your birthday with the Maatas of all Maata, then you do tend to get sidelined ;-}
Anyway, thanks for the wishes...hehehehe
Faiyaz: Yes, the journey of Earth right from the 'birth' to the.... hopefully 'rebirth'...Dharti Maata ki Jai Ho! Btw...had a lovely surprise party yesterday..:-}
Kausty: Thanks a ton! Hope you had a lovely Earthday too :-}
Hilu: Eeeeeeeeeesh...! Not one, not two, not three but chaar chaar 'Greats'! Goodness....now that's what I call a 'grating' comment ;-}
NRK: Just by remembering this day we are also honouring the creation of that great Chitrakaar!
Of course by 'creation'....I mean that of Mother India Nargis and not the Mother Earth...what did you guys think...hahahahaha!
Tas: Your wishes came true....I did have a 'fun'tastic party yesterday. Thanks for those loverrrrly wishes :-}
Well, honestly Nargis, I did want to sub. "Grand" for a couple of "Great"s, but wouldn't wanna use "Great & Grand" together, at least not on your birthday, lest you think I am guy w/o. compunction ;-)
Nargis
Aligning myself with Arunbhai, wish u birthday ( ek din late !).
Your birthday announcement is camouflaged with the Dharti mata Birthday. Hence it is seamless, unable to judge , thought it was Earth's Janam din.
Happy Birthday Nargis !!!
its sad that living in the same city we hardly gt 2 see each other--Distance ( not in terms of kms. surely) makes the heart grow fonder RIGHT??? but the catch is when we accidetally bump into 1 another we may not be able to recognize each other--he-he- he- he-( black humour!!)
Hilu: OMG...thank God you didn't add the 'grand' too. If not it would have become a grating AND gr'a'inding comment...:-}
Naresh:Hey, it's never too late to wish a happy birthday, even if it's 365 days later. Only problem is by then you get older by one more year...:-}
Sarita: Who asked to go stay in thaaaaaaat corner of Bhub? Couldn't you have found a house on thiiiiis end? Did you by any chance think that too much distance will make the heart grow too much fonder ;-}
Btw...be careful of cracking such 'coloured' jokes Proffesarita. You don't want to be termed a racist by the literati now, do you? ..Hahahaha!
How earth was woven with such fulsome praise
and yet, methinks, that it was an ode to one's own Life,
for sharing the same birthday, does create bonds so alienable,
that does blur the lines betwenn within and without ....
Happy Birthday
Ikke pe Ikka?
Poetry pe Kavita?
Nargis Amma toh Nargis Amma, Stanley Saar SubhanAllah!
Thanks a ton Stan. That was one poetry in prose. Beautiful lines...:-} Long time you haven't posted anything. How about a nice one?
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