Posted for Poets United Wonder Wednesday #13 Postcards:
Tiger, or no Tiger,
it is
exquisite!
The haunting
beauty of
lush green
mangroves,
With a strong smell
of forest,
Rhythmic flights
of
Falcons and herons,
Sea of green
waves
Flowing,
slipping… relentlessly
Untouched by
the wind
Eerie
jungle-sounds,
Scarlet mud-banks
covered
with swarming red
crabs,
Yes… all seems possible
In Bay of
Bengal
A space…so
crowded with life,
yet so
dangerous at its roots…
The unsleeping
water
Scurrying into ordained
sea
Display its
lust, its impatience…
The surface blushes and blinks
The surface blushes and blinks
with mobility of the Sun
Sitting on a
deck of a country boat
With fog
frothing around the bow, even the
Soft lapping
oar sounds prying;
Mind gets lost in
the depths of channels
Thickened with
legends of death!
The water tangled
in mangrove limbs
Ebbs
and flows langurously; it
carries the wind
and the rain
The powers of the
quiet nights
reveal the magnanimous universe
hidden under its fringes;
And darkness lingers...
And darkness lingers...
Naked
Defenseless
yet, shimmering in ecstasy.
In the perilous silence, I see
and hear every object with clarity
'Forest murmurs
rise in the darkness
The roars of
the hungry tigers
The river
lapping at the hull
Dolphins circling
in tandem
The wind
howling through the mangroves
Mosquitoes, flies scampering
up and down
Massive jaws of
the crocodile
A lunar rainbow in the sky.....'
All things take shape effortlessly; and
the place gets crowded with life
the place gets crowded with life
Silence heaves a sigh of relief....
Oh, the excitement is still present
The exact flavors of the Tide Country.
Answer is Sundarbans National Park--
densely covered by mangrove forests and biggest reserves for the Bengal Tiger....
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Wow! Great!
ReplyDeleteI dream of visiting this place some day!
Oh, Indrani...I have been there thrice, and wouldn't mind going back many more times! Come let's go together :D
DeleteThanks..
Sundarban truly is an epitome of a wonderland of natural beauty...!!!
ReplyDeleteloved the way Sundarban been described in apt poetry...and the Pictures they are awesome as the place itself...
Loved it a lot :)
Glad you enjoyed, Anjan:) Thanks!
DeleteBeautiful place.
ReplyDeleteIndeed...it is, Rajesh :)Thanks!
DeleteI love the magic you weave with words ... they are so real ... love you poems ma'am :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Speck,
DeleteI think, I have missed your take on the prompt. Shall read it shortly... soon...:))Thanks for your encouragement, you made my day!!!
Thanks a zillion!!
Beautiful poetry and equally beautiful pictures!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Yolanda... I realize the worth of your comments very well. :)))You made me honestly happy!!
DeleteThanks for coming by... :))
...well let say "save the tigers" to humans and "save the humans" to the tigers
ReplyDeletethis is a place where both are equally hunted...
reading between the lines.... every line speaks the enthusiasm you had had when u visited...
Sathish...hahaha...you said it so well...." this is a place where both are equally hunted..."---pawsome!!:D
DeleteThanks for the feeling of satisfaction you give me with your comment.. :))Do visit again!
Sundarbans.. Must visit it sometime.. Excellent words and the photos too.. you always win the readers heart ji :)
ReplyDeleteHarikrishna...if you have never been there...do plan out a trip! You'll never regret! Thanks or your words of encouragement... :)))))) Though it is never difficult for me... being a naturally verbose woman... :PP
DeleteThanks a bunch!
So many beautiful metaphors here and I love the pictures you chose to go with it. You are a very talented lady!
ReplyDeleteAwww MM...Thanks for the visit... and for your terrific compliments...:)))) made my day... :)))
DeleteHope I'll see more of you now...:))>3
Lovely poetry woven around beautiful pictures! I love the way you transform us to a different world through your words and pictures :)
ReplyDeleteAwww... cheers to you, ME! Always a pleasure to have you visit! xoxo
DeleteThanks a lot!
Vivid imagery Panchali.
ReplyDeleteI traveled with you
into those entangling limbs
trying hold water and life
under the surface
the mangroves.
How brave of you. I have heard stories about the place.
Doc...Even in comments you write poetry...! Seriously... you're truly talented!!Thanks for coming over. Have a great weekend!!
DeleteAnurag..thanks for the offer. I don't think I am interested. But, it was nice to have you visit!
ReplyDeleteWow ! what a beauty. The poem as well as the glorious Bengal tigers. Simply amazing. Mangrove forests are known for the tigers & its rich reserves of various other resources. :)Magnificent !! Take care Mam. :)
ReplyDeleteTanya, It really has been such a wonderful experience... :))))thanks a lot!!
DeleteI get very emotional when I see anything remotely related to the Sundarbans, having grown up in the periphery of the tiger reserve, I could only say, you have done perfect justice to the place with your words, loved it Panchali. Following you from now on...
ReplyDelete~Arnab
www.arnabmaity.com
Welcome to my space, Arnab. Very happy to meet someone who has grown up around that tiger reserve, Arnab! Wow...tiger-sighting must have been a regular ritual for you... :)))Lucky you!!
DeleteThanks for the follow, and warm comments.Would love to have you more here...Thanks!! Shall hop over to your space soon...
I am a hopeless fan of your poetry, This poem made me wish for wings and fly to sunderbans!
ReplyDeleteMeenakshi, So WONDERFUL to read about your comment..:))))..the plans that God has for you,
Deletewill all soon unfold. Find your wings:D
Oh! Panchali!
ReplyDeleteFantastic post. Delicious.
I admire your photos and show animals ...
When shooting were not scared?
I send many greetings.
Lucia
Oh, thanks Lucia...you are such a wonderful friend. No, there were no sounds of shooting, it's a reserve forest and Govt is working well to keep the poachers away :)
DeleteBut, the jungle sounds were absolutely thrilling...we spent three nights four days in that forest!
Greetings from me too!
'unsleeping waters,ordained sea,blushing and blinking surface'....the personality you will the objects to take,can experience them.
ReplyDeleteThe night watchman,the slithering crocodile,the tiger in hamam,the spotted beauties,the overpowering silence in jungles.....the pen and pics took me to a trip which gives a feel......there are many treasures to explore,many stories to be told there in the silence and denseness.
love
namita
Namita, Aah...This is one of the reasons I admire you. You get the point even without one trying to put it across...thanks re! You are right, there's so much to write about that pristine forest...I want to write a blog on Sundarbans one day!
DeleteThanks for the time and wonderful comments,
hugz
Wonderful pics... and of course poem :)
ReplyDeleteMy visit to Sundarban was equally awesome.... great place isn't it?
Indeed Rajrupa...I have been there thrice...and don't mind going back to that place again n again :)))
DeleteThanks a lot!
I felt like I was on the boat all along, such vivid paintings through your words. Truly gifted you are, a lovely artist and your word painting did nothing more but gave a traveler two itchy feet! :)
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful having you in my journey, Arti...and frankly you MUST visit Sundarbans. Come, let's go together sometime!:))
DeleteThanks for the encouraging words... it feels good when you say it. :))))
Thanks a lot!!
PANCHALI!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI invite you to Polish.
We'll be a nice guy to me.
I'll take you to the Market.
Lucia
Great...I shall be there...sometime....some day for sure :)) Thanks for the invitation...it will be nice to have you around me, Lucia. Am waiting for that day!!
DeletePANCHALI !!!
ReplyDeleteI have no objections. Of course, you can always give a link!
I am very happy !!!
Lucia
I am grateful and happy too, Lucia. My friends are enjoying the pic..I can see the likes :)))
DeleteThanks!!
wow ! I hope I am able to visit this place in this lifetime ! each line and photograph speaks for itself !
ReplyDeleteTTT...You must, if you have never been to this forest...one takes lessons from completely unconnected places. :))
DeleteThanks!!
Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteExcellent poetry and delightful pictures.
Thanks a lot, Matheikal!! Glad you enjoyed the visuals..:)
DeleteCan't decide which is more beautiful --the write up or the pictures ---anyway exquisite is the word for both
ReplyDeleteYou keep me ticking, Rajni...! Good girl...! :))) Thanks a lot re..
DeleteHa, you have just intensified my desire to visit that beauty - Sundar bans. :) Beautiful write ji, as always!!
ReplyDeleteDo visit my blog! Would love to see you by! *cheers*
Awwie..Kappu :)) Thank you for unerringly understanding my poetry! Ishall be in your space soon...:))Thanks a zillion!
DeleteThe water tangled in mangrove limbs
ReplyDeleteEbbs and flows langurously;
Ah Panchali,you paint pictures with your words.Superb!!
Oh Indu....Coming from you, this is a very gratifying compliment. Thanks... :)))
DeleteA lovely and engrossing capture of the Sunderbans through poetry and visuals, Panchali:)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Rahul...Sooo pleased you liked it....!
Deletebeautiful poem and awesome pictures mam
ReplyDeleteThank you, Vinisha..:) Happy you enjoyed reading the sets....
DeleteAn exquisite, grand post!
ReplyDeleteThank you Panchali:)