Verse
Nature’s Trail (32)Cactus
It pokes! It pierces! It gives you cuts and hurts! Yet Like a mother, It gives care to it's bud! Harsh exterior just a cover, A safeguard measure for it's flower! Succulent supple! Thorny tentacled! Storage fluid within so gentle! Sikiladi
Nature’s Trail (31) Pine Tree
A charm with finesse Large segmented waves Woody base below the ground Emerges by earth shaves glowing under the noon sun It gives any beauty a run Sikiladi
Rent
Nature’s Trail (30) Damaged Soul
Withered and weathered..... It appears rustic. Having lost the days it sheltered..... passing by beings..... along with their burden things. It was in glory when it protected..... creatures teeny weenie. Provided abode to those who habitated..... winged ones'.... and slithery ones'. Now it stands broken and bruised...... Nursing it's own damaged soul. Sikiladi
Daughter
Nature’s Trail ( 29)
Two tones blended together In unison they live forever Imparting a message of Oneness To the entire Human Race Sikiladi
Heritage
We gifted a heritage to our young ones And by continuity to their young ones But is this what we intended to gift? Is this what they would have wished? Having grown up in quieter times We gave rise to a noisier time Having gown up to panchtantra tales We gifted kids with missile planes … Continue reading Heritage
Nature’s Trail – (28) Tortoise
Timid nature, Tiny denture, Scaly shell, Calm within. Slim eyes, folded limbs, Wrinkly neck, Folding within. Shy behavior, Tough exterior, Thinks superior, Softness Within. Sikiladi
Nature’s Trail – (27) Japanese Pine
Japanese Pine Tiny in appearance, Awesome in emergence, The slender beauty grows in abundance. Well grounded, well soil based, Petite royalty shows signs of affluence. Sikiladi