Moody miserable looking day
The sun preferring to remain
Hide since first ray;
Sky black faced morose
Sends down thunderous cursing roars…
Hooligan wind freed, scoops in
To drive out hapless dry leaves
The lonely pavements off;
Chilling my spine now it begins
To rain, out there cats and dogs…
I look out of my window panes
To me the world outside seen
Drained of life deserted forlorn
Left alone to face the onslaught from top;
No body around here? Oh! I find her close…
Right on top of my neighbor’s roof
I see a crow on the edge of eaves board
Sitting as if in deep trance
Sodden unmindful of the outside chaos
Created by the sky atop…
What she is doing out there I wonder
Could have moved yards to the tree over
And sought shelter from rains’ torture
But no; bathing in the horrendous showers
She sits sharp with her uncanny eyes…
I wait; watch again to locate her sight
She looks towards a hole down the lane
A hole large, to where the run off rush
Passing the yard the pavements and bush
Where the flow gets sucked and water out gush…
And all of sudden I see her take off
Stoop and pick up a sizable frog
That comes out of the pit water logged;
With prey on her beak, flying she goes,
Towards a branch of that tree near of…
Thunder roars; the wind witnessing soars
Rain continues to come down non stop
And I learn a telling truth of life
From this wise bird; a lesson how to spot
One’s daily meals; lesson essential all us for…
Kesav Venkat Easwaran
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lesson-to-learn-2/
