Bonsai

Thekkinkkattil

I am a banyan tree

 In a bonsai dish

People feel it’s a game

 I feel it’s a shame

 To grow me in a pot

 Treat me like a little tot

Birds don’t linger by my side

 Branches offer no roosting site

Can’t put me in a village square

Nor in a temple complex

People don’t gossip around

Squirrels don’t jump about

 No shade for passers by

No shelter from heat or cold

 I am just a miniature

 And not the whole

 

                                                           Gitanjali  

  • Author: Gitanjali (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: June 29th, 2021 04:46
  • Category: Reflection
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  • Doggerel Dave

    You have something there which only rarely troubles me a little: I very much admire the work and artistry which goes into bonsai (as I also do topiary) but there is that little niggling thought in the back of my mind, well expressed in your piece....

    • Thekkinkkattil

      Happy to know you do topiary.thank you for the comment

    • L. B. Mek

      yeah, I totally agree
      we seem to have blinkers-on
      when nature's abuse becomes an issue
      that gets in the way of our gardening ambitions,
      thanks for sharing, an important message

    • Goldfinch60

      I used to grow bonsai some time ago, it was great fun.

      Andy

      • Thekkinkkattil

        Sorry if My poem hurt your feelings.I also do enjoy Bonsai but there is also another side to it

      • Poetic Dan

        Yet inspirational...



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