Care to donate any story books?

A school for the underprivileged in Bangalore would welcome your story book contribution. Their wish list on Amazon is here. A story book collection drive launched in 2009 was successful, but I wish to continue the effort.

Monday, December 12, 2011

A wild flower (Ooty)


William Blake in the opening stanza of his poem Auguries of Innocence has penned:

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour...

I cannot meet William Blake's standards, but here are my few lines
The Wild Flower
A rose, nods its sleepy head
Tended to, in a warm glasshouse
A wildflower, it sways in the breeze
Gazing at the sun, welcoming every hour
A wildflower, I rather be
Providing a burst of unexpected joy
To the true nature lover
-- Lubna Kably

Photograph taken by my friend Shomita Mukherjee in Ooty.

2 comments:

Dilip said...

The wild flower looks lovely in its natural setting. And your poem matches the theme beautifully. Many thanks.

Annie said...

Beautiful Lubna!
I hope your holidays are happy.
Love and hugs,
xoxo