Under the green dome

                           

                   

                          Now under the green dome in sober light      

                          A world of whirling tiny lives I found;

                          Some in parrot-green tinted robes

                          Some in silver shining colors and some

                          In golden yellow bristling hues while others

                          In transparent glass-like thin liveries seen;

                          Some with queer monstrous snouts and some

                           In brazen armors like bold matadors

                           Whirling, whirling and whirling round the dome

                           Of mild emerald glow like uninvited guests;

                           In larger numbers like Siberian cranes

                           That fly crossing the hills with lightning speed

                           Like clouds of green locusts despoiling crops

                           Like flying flakes of snow-filled weather

                          They flitted with thin wiry feet on agile wings

                           Like brisk messengers from faraway lands;

                          Their swift attack from gloomy corners unknown

                           Like legions invading a sleepy citadel

                           Revealed their merry unstoppable zeal;

                           How life even in tiny proportions showed

                           A stunning vigor with various shapes and sounds!

                           A meaningless sight to our casual looks;

                           Just small creatures not worth our human gaze

                           Their short-lived play as petty as a pantomime

                           In their brief span of life, they played with tireless spirit

                           Leaving in morn a few broken traces of their mirth

                           Thin filmy broken wings that shine in morning light

                           Scattered around the dome like splintered glass;

                            As reminders of their happy playful show

                            Unspoiled by vague longings and pursuing desires.

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                         30th July, 2018                        Somaseshu Gutala

          Ref :    Bristling hues ---- dynamic colors

                      Green dome --- a decorative covering over a lamp (shade)

                       Monstrous snouts --- peculiar projecting mouth

                       Liveries ---------------- a uniform worn by an official or a member of a                                                                    company

                       Matador --------------------  a bullfighter

                       Siberian cranes ----cranes migrate from Arctic zones of western and                                                                eastern Russia during winter to warm countries

                                                        like China, Iran, India and Nepal.

                        Green locusts ------ a species of grasshoppers that fly in large                                                                  

                        numbers and cause damage to crops.
                         
                        Pantomime -----  an entertainment show in which performers  

                                                     express meaning through their gestures.

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