UNDER THE GRAPEVINE
1) Under this green canopy sweet
A welcome treat in blazing heat
A wholesome crop of grapes, a lovely sight
Clusters pendent like orbs of delight.
2) How meekly do they bend so much
To crush their juice on tender touch
A heavenly nectar indeed
No strenuous effort I need.
3) No time to lose in brewing spree
Fresh juice just prest enough for me
A lavish feast by Nature laid
God's magnanimity I said.
4) These smooth white sacs with silky sheen
Like Persian maids in paintings seen
Those black smooth clusters with swarthy mien
Like Ethiopes in Roman chambers shine.
5) The dusky reddish band did seem
Raw tribal folk with ruddy gleam
The greenish bunch like dryads peep
Covered in leafy colors deep.
6) I lie in deepest contented mood
Under this rustling verdant hood
No casual words of thanks convey
My gratitude to their company gay.
7) Lovely globes do lightly swell
Melting sweetly in every cell
Refreshing with soft jelly cream
A rich lush realm of delicious dream.
8) Far from grimy dust-laden spot
A concrete jungle burning hot
Beneath this dark green trellised vine
A cool bower care-free and fine.
9) I dreamt of Persian plates with dates
Adding pleasure to the royal taste
Of frothing juice with silky shine
A splendid pleasure-dome divine.
10) I can't escape from dusty din
This blazing heat, pollution's sin
This bushy shelter with sweetened shade
Gives me relief from griefs man-made.
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Ref: 1) Ethiopes = Dark-colored women from Ethiopia
2) Dryads = nymphs inhabiting in trees
Note: Dear Readers,
This is a nature poem composed by me after reading
Andrew Marvell's poem "The Garden" which transports us from
the dreary world of pollution in to the pure world of Nature, who
bestows on us all her bounties and gives us relief from all our
worldly worries. In Contemplation of her pristine beauty our
minds are transformed to "a green thought in a green shade."
As Andrew Marvell Said :
"Society is all but rude
To this delicious solitude."
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17th February, 2014 Somaseshu G
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