Flaming Dance & Death Fall

Poem by Debalina Roy

Dance of flamingos in myriad blue sky
Sudden shot hit the home journeying birds
Flying plane’s disastrous count
Bloodshot wounded flamingos’ falling troupe reddened the captivating Earth

Twilight hours lost its softened glee
Terror seized the mortal bone
Weeping soil raised its breast in honour to thee
Solace was hidden deep beneath the tragedy

A dolphin whistling songs of pain in the blue cooling sea
A crow owling in the coarse wind spread defiance
A tree grew morose, ungreen, unbreathing pulsating in tremors
A red flower surrendered to a trampled death

A tempestuous rush of aquamarine waves spurred an emotion
Departure from the skyline read out a nature's vow
Is a man- made machine a harbinger of an inescapable reality

Debalina is a writer living in the busy city of Kolkata, after many years in New Delhi. She works as a freelance copy editor. For Debalina, writing is a way to discover new things and share ideas. She believes that writing can help people grow and reach their full potential.

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