As The Green Leaves Turn Gray.... Poem by Khairul Ahsan
As The Green Leaves Turn Gray....
The green leaves that begin to sprout today
Will grow bigger day by day.
They'll dance to the tunes of the whistling breeze,
And to their right and left they'll merrily sway.
As they gaily sing the songs of life,
A day will come when they'll turn gray.
Eventually they'll get dried up and drop down below,
When the tree makes just a little sway!
As the Winter sets in
Their youthful life begins to end.
The boughs and the branches will leave them quietly,
The earth beneath will beckon to befriend.
With whispers of goodbye from the above,
They'll fall to the lap of the mother earth
And merge with her in eternal love
For the next journey, who knows, of misery or mirth?
(Some stray thoughts on 'Ageing'!)
Dhaka
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06 December 2017
A very beautiful poem that portrays the truth of life. I liked the way the poem unfolded and effortlessly moved towards its destination, To quote a few lines: They'll dance to the tunes of the whistling breeze, And merrily to their right and left sway. They will eagerly wait for the call Of the soil down below, as and when it may! And merge with her in eternal love For the next journey, who knows, of agony or mirth? Really enjoyed reading this beautiful poem Khairul ji.
A beautiful poem on the journey of life. The flow, the rhyming and the metaphor used are simply extraordinary. 'As the Winter sets in Their youthful life will begin to end. The boughs and the branches will leave them quietly, The earth beneath will beckon to befriend.'.. the commencement of journey to the end starts here. Great ink. Thanks for sharing.
Yes Edward, you have rightly understood. Thanks for reading my poem, and kindly appreciating it.
Thank you Elena Sandu, for your very appreciative and kind comment. I am greatly inspired!
Thank you, @Anil Kumar Panda, for conferring upon my poem so high a praise. I am greatly inspired by your kind comment and elated by the appraisal.Thanks for quoting lines from my poem, that's an honour.
Many thanks, Geeta, for sharing your thoughts on my poem. Greatly inspired by your kind appraisal. The lines quoted from the poem gave me extra inspiration, knowing that you enjoyed reading those. Best wishes and happy writing!
" As winter sets in, their youthful life will begin to end" ! Because, they can't stand the cold. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/7/2024 4:08:25 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Most grateful thanks for reminding us of how precious is each life. Sending love and smiles to every leaf of our world however young or old.