# #a Survival Plan Poem by Samanyan Lakshminarayanan

# #a Survival Plan

Rating: 4.2


[the concept of this write stolen from one of
jakki vasudev's story]


a group of farmers
went to god the creator
asking for a reform in nature

the right thing at the wrong time
that's what you do they say
a drought when we need rain
a pouring rain which does not give us gain
a flood to wash away our grains

give us the power
to handle nature
we do know better
god obliged without an utter

after tilling and sowing
almost like a drip irrigation
the rain was made to fall on
the growth was encouraging

the rain was stopped
when not needed
the field was a lovely green
sparkling in the beautiful sunshine

we will reap the benefits
when we harvest...thought the farmers
a mild breeze to take away the heat
uprooted a part of the cultivation

is it a trick god is playing on us
the farmers thought..examined the uprooted
roots were short
grains not too many

god owed an explanation
'see i give a drought for the root to grow
deep inside to find its resources
the growth of the root stabilizes the plant'

MINE WAS A SURVIVAL PLAN
YOU WANTED AN IMMEDIATE GAIN

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mangla Shanker 21 September 2009

a gud opinion......very nicely written and paragraphed..........10

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Antonio Liao 22 September 2009

a deep poem of fate, resemble in faith; as it belong to human reason....what a beautiful write of the inner feeling of the One whom our faith believed the wonder of immortality....thank you for sharing, a great survival plan of our destiny.....a 10 +

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Shakuntala Sharma 22 September 2009

Imagination and the final insight are really good ...10

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Patrick A. Martin 22 September 2009

Thank you for this insightful verse---

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Bob Blackwell 23 September 2009

Bad farming practises have eroded many hectares of land, top soil fllows down our rivers to be deposited in the oceans. You are so right we should stick to Gods plan. Bob 10++

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Govind Seshadri 27 October 2009

god proposes man opposes nature disposes

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Elysabeth Faslund 14 October 2009

Point well written, in a form and meaning anyone can understand. Brevity is not lacking in this, and though serious in nature, can be thought of as 'joke is on you! ' Excellent! xxxElys

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Pandian Angelina 04 October 2009

Stolen, but, stolen well. A stolen treat maybe but now revealed for the benefit of all. Thanks for sharing the treasure with us. Angel

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Marieta Maglas 29 September 2009

wonderful descriptive realistical poem, very well written and an excellent message..........10++++++++++

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Anusha Subramanian 29 September 2009

A strong, faithful message..Power.. Through a story..10++

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