സെന്റ് മേരീസ് എച്ച്.എസ്.എസ്. പട്ടം/അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം/ 'A Lockdown Morning Interlude'

'A Lockdown Morning Interlude'     Before the first rays of the sun Made their way into my shelter Filtering through the obstinate neighbour’s Cherry bush now more a tree than a bush I was awake, A mission at hand; A question of the superiority of my kind. The wasps rested unsuspectingly In their nest,carefully crafted But alas,in a place too wrong: On mine arched window dear. I checked on my foes: Ruthless creatures of no mercy, Those beings dark as the night, Gilded golden rings, Complete with stings supreme. Then,wielding my weapon: Oh a very simple one, I wasn’t too much into cold blooded murder you see, And hence just a primitive stick let it be. Stealth at my feet, Steadily I edged on, My hands worked artfully, Prodding most expertly At the home of my adversaries. But alas!One second too long, Did I use my piece of weaponry, Twas a hornets’ nest indeed In all its literality Tried I did to defend my front Soon realized the fact that I was Outnumbered by my hostile foes Refused to go down they did, Valour and boldness at hand they stood, The enemy moved together, Towards me-In a single perfectly formed phalanx Fight was out of the question now Twas no longer a matter of victory Fled I did clutching to mine life, precious These arthropods were none to be trifled with. The hornets happy with their feat Buzzed a song triumphantly Returned to what was left of What once was their home; The destroyer had struck But their group had won. They knew she’d be back. But it hardly did matter For now they’d already begun Making what would be Their next home-bigger,badder,better. Dipu Varghese HST സെന്റ് മേരീസ് ഹയർ സെക്കന്ററി സ്കൂൾ, പട്ടം തിരുവനന്തപുരം നോർത്ത് ഉപജില്ല തിരുവനന്തപുരം അക്ഷരവൃക്ഷം പദ്ധതി, 2020 കവിത