Hide and Seek - part 2 - Rhyming & Non Rhyming Poems

1. FANTASY SELDOM BECOMES REALITY

  I thought of nose diving from the 100th floor of the edifice,

  shivered incessantly when perched right on the top,

  abruptly changed my decision as i stared in deathly horror,

  at the fathomless distance between the ground and my silhouette.

  i visualized trespassing through amber flames of the bonfire,

  as they licked barren arenas of the misty blue sky,

  i vehemently changed my outlook; as i actually felt their savage heat,

  refrained from venturing even miles near the conflagration.

  i perceived chewing brittle shards of broken glass,

  disintegrating them firmly with my teeth,

  dreaded visions of blood gushing from chambers in mouth engulfed me,

  as i formally held a solitary chunk of glass in my palms,

  prompting me to dismiss the obnoxious idea from my mind.

  i envisaged riding on the silken body of blue ocean whale,

  admiring the scenic beauty of the captivating Atlantic,

  ghastly images of its canine teeth petrified me in entirety,

  with hollow kingdoms of its mouth relishing my bones,

  causing me to instantaneously relinquish the fantasy before it took firm roots.

  i imagined conversing with the magnanimous princess,

  floating high in the clouds with her mesmerizing grace,

  i then looked down at the torn lace of my shoe, infinite stains in my vest, the emptiness of my purse,

  the visions of blossoming romance died there itself,

  and i admonished my mind stringently saying to myself,

  that fantasy seldom becomes reality.

  2. FARMER RELISHES SUGARCANE JUICE

  Rotten leaves lay in dark corners,

  soggy mud was sprawled through acres of land,

  rusty barbed wire lined vast expanse of territory,

  dull roots of juicy cane plant projected from the mud,

  a strong pair of black bull bathed in rain ponds of wet mud slurry,

  infinite earthworms popped from beneath cocoons of ground,

  long snakes buried themselves in dark holes,

  multilegged caterpillar crawled through open skin of wild flower,

  a family of untamed rabbit trespassed for nibbling fruit,

  the apple trees swayed with gusty currents of humid wind,

  as ripened fruits incorporated with natural sweet juice,

  fell in paltry amounts from the angular wood branch.

  the golden Sun rose behind the V shaped hill,

  cast its first burning rays on the fertile land,

  gradually awakening the husky farmer,

  tossing in blissful fantasies of sleep,

  to start his routine ploughing activity for the succeeding day.

  the mesmerizing sunlight took its toll on him,

  he looked drowned in jubilation amidst the tall cultivation of sugarcane,

  red ants greedily sucking his seasoned blood,

  as he strained his eyes to devour the breathtaking scene,

  of sunshine, scarlet apple, juicy sugarcane, chocolate brown mud,

  and gushing waters through gigantic cloth pipes,

  it took him a lengthy amount of time to drift into reality,

  and when he did, he saw precious hectares of his own land,

  floating with wealthy crop, tonnes of haphazardly strewn crimson apple,

  he now took a slender pair of shears alongwith bare blades of country knife,

  sliced ripened sugarcane crop, blended the ravishing juice oozing,

  into his large mouth chambers, thoroughly parched in the dazzling Sun.

  3. FEAR

  The twin horned cow prays to God,

  for fear of not producing frosty rich cream milk.

  the scorched patch of infertile land prays to God,

  for fear of not yielding consumable grains of food.

  the large butcher knife prays to God,

  for fear of not being able to slain obdurate chunks of meat, a cluster of spruced vegetable.

  the devilish chain of mountain prays to God,

  for fear of collapsing, when struck my cyclonic wind and rain.

  the enchanting elevation of the edifice prays to God,

  for fear of being charred by flaming fires, transiting into realms of dilapidation.

  the light brown crab on the slippery beach prays to God,

  for fear of being trampled to death by bulky soles of inarticulate feet.

  airborne birds in the sky pray to God,

  for fear of snapping their wings, nose-diving thereby towards the uncouth surface

  of earth.

  the juicy fruit of apple prays to God,

  for fear of being pecked by venomous reptile injecting paltry vials of poison.

  innocent orphan children pray to God,

  for fear of being stashed like truckloads of garbage.

  immaculately white satin cloth prays to God,

  for fear of developing disdainful blotches and stain.

  the lush green blades of grass pray to God,

  for fear of being devoured by the roaming stray cattle.

  the ornately exquisite mercedes prays to God,

  for fear of being brutally bashed by tankers holding grease.

  the emerald green waters of ocean pray to God,

  for fear of being contaminated by gun powder and residue of missiles.

  appetizing slabs of pure chocolate pray to God,

  for fear of harbouring an army of red ant and insects.

  suspended wires of cable pray to God,

  for fear of electrocuting all those in proximity after fresh spells of monsoon.

  the croaking frog in the lake prays to God,

  for fear of being swallowed by killer lizards on the prowl.

  humans existing on this earth pray to God,

  for fear of losing their lives,starving like the desert camel bereft of fodder.

  i pray to God,

  for fear of being seperated from the person i loved, the ones i really cared for.

  4. MAN HAD

  Man had the ability to walk on articulately carved feet,

  man had an uncanny knack of tackling problems.

  man had large palms which could be curled into a fist,

  man had sharp beads of visual apparatus distinguishing between good and evil.

  man had lips which turned scarlet when he chewed green leaves of betel,

  man had eardrums detecting the minutest of sound.

  man had the capacity to perspire in the flaming Sun,

  man had twin pair of nostrils which excreted snores at night.

  man had a mass of shiny hair projecting from shaven scalp,

  man had finger nails blended with several coats of white calcium.

  man had bulging arm muscle raising cotton fabric of his shirt,

  man had a bunch of well chiseled teeth biting through the hardest of sugarcane stick.

  man had built palaces with silver granite and volumes of red brick,

  man had bathed for centuries in water extracted from earths crust.

  man had the prowess of memorizing long stanzas of numeric verse,

  man had a body which had evolved from the primitive ape.

  man had a voice that could be synthesized into melodious notes of music,

  man had acquired occult powers by incessant worship of the divine Creator.

  man had the infinite power of bringing stars to the earth,

  man had ruled over all living and created for centuries since he was born.

  5. ANGRY YOUNG MAN

  I struck my tender fist vociferously against the hard wall,

  round globules of indignant anger welled up in my eyes,

  mighty pounds of fresh air died a gruesome death in my lungs,

  tapered outlines of my toe fingers took a vice like grip of the floor,

  crimson blood traveled mul
tiple times faster through my veins,

  snow white pearls of my eyes acquired streaks of corrugated scarlet,

  dozens of my teeth clenched themselves to form a formidable fortress,

  infinite hair on my body stood up in hostile acrimony,

  the tiny blob of Adams apple oscillated violently like a parasitic leech,

  amber fumes emanated in quick successions from my nostril,

  a volley of profound abuse escaped through the luscious envelope of my lips,

  gallons of adrenalin flowed intermittently via my kidneys,

  feeble muscles of my persona transited to taut balls of anguished fervor,

  i gnawed my nails raw of rich calcium,

  chewed my thumb for times immemorial,

  staring unflinchingly at my adversary who had humiliated me a few hours ago,

  had also evaporated traces of exorbitant felicity that i was besieged with.