Fright Poem by Nafisa SB

I was feeling very lonely
I was feeling very blue
So I went into the garden
To gaze at the pearly dew.

The stars up there, winked at me
Dawn wrapped me in its shawl
And as far as the eye could see
Only a cat jumped over the wall.

The dew-drops drew my attention then
As they gleamed like pearls from the grass
They reminded me of all great men
Who, through, the world's dark lanes, had passed

I knew that the pearls would dry
In the heat of the morning sun
As I knew that men would die
In the whole world - one by one.

A shudder passed all over me
As I though of life and death
I could picturize a lonely tomb
With only a solitary wreath.

The menacing thoughts frightened me
And made me flee indoors
For, though he is free - man is imprisoned
By Life's imposing doors.