on an urge from my friend....here's my first ever "nature poem"......

WHY IS THE TREE STANDING ALONE!?!

this tree was here since i was a child

i still remember playing around it, acting wild

so many memories and talks shared forelorn

even then and right now i wonder

why is the tree standing alone!?!

i remember him plucking its flowers and giving to me

i remember the solicit talks shared till nights, sitting by its knee

i remember how the tree gave its support when we used to climb..

still, why is it so alone, bound in time!?!

i stand here and stare at it in vain

the willowed branches, lush again

not far away the winter breeze

and soon, very soon, this beauty would freeze

still, the spring would come with its colourful throne

yet again, this tree would be standing alone!!

so much it has endured, so much it would see

it has even seen me grow up and grow detached

so much has it seed of what i used to be!!

it gave an ear to me everytime i felt low

so many times we have talked, i don't know

it has seen my limits streched until i cloned

it has been with my memories, yet its alone!!

is there a link, or is it just what i see?

sitting here again, glancing at this tree

it bends, it breaks, it gives all, yet doesn't take

it even stands tall when its life is at stake

glancing up at heavens, it is yet not proud

whatever this tree is, i can never make out!!

so many times it gives me a hint

of support, of success and of love's rosy tint...

so many times, it has been like me

so shrivelled in storms to let it be

sometimes so like my grandpa, sometimes so blown

guess its scared of breaking down

thats why this tree stands alone.......