Mother Nature: Intriguing, Surprising, Fascinating

Oh, did you know, did you know

How beautiful Mother Nature is?

With a blue box-shaped jelly fish,

watching which, is simply a bliss?

With a mind controlling fungus

And a giant bird eating spider,

This world of wonders,

Just grew wider!

There’s also the Devil’s Worm,

That is the deepest living organism on Earth.

And the giant blue scorpion

Ready to snap at you in mirth.

Ever heard of a Night-Blooming Orchid

That works quite opposite to the sunflower?

It blooms after 10 p.m.

And closes in the wee hour!

How about the Spongebob Squarepants Mushroom

That is just so scant?

Or the beautiful Walking Cactus

And the invertebrate-eating ant?

Fascinating and intriguing,

Isn’t Mother Nature?

With so much to discover,

So much for the eye to capture!

A Penny

A penny I saw abandoned on my path,

A penny of no worth to me.

The penny I walked past without a second glance

But doubled up at a scream of glee.

I wheeled around in my spot

On hearing a little girl’s delighted cry

And my eyes were wide in surprise

For the valueless penny was the reason why.

Her eyes gleaming, her hands trembling,

She snatched it from the ground.

And, sprinted to her little brother

Teaching a lesson without uttering a sound.

Appreciate your possessions.

Trivial though they may seem.

For in the eyes of another, they are the world.

Cherish them, adore, esteem!

A Boy

A boy holds a soft heart

Engulfed in a hard shell.

He smiles even if he's being ripped;

even if his heart is unwell.

You will never see him cry

but know that he's very weak.

He's ego is just a facade

behind which lies a worried child meek.

Oh, his ego is everything to him.

And thus he acts carefree.

But he is super possessive;

in seconds, high on a burning spree.

He will show loadsa attitude

but inside he's inferior.

He has doubts about himself

hidden in that coarse exterior.

All he needs is for some support,

For someone to share.

He's the guy we know to be harsh;

in reality the eden of care.

. . . Being a Child

I wanna rewind to the time

when "song" meant nursery rhyme.

when "hurt" was only a bruise on the knee,

When promises were meant to be.

When the only annoying thing was your brother.

When the safest abode was in the arms of your mother.

When the only fear was upsetting dad.

When skipping a meal was the only thing bad.

When "hate" was an unknown word,

when "music" was the singing of a bird.

When darkness was the only scare,

when your best friend was your teddy bear.

when jumping on the couch was the only thing wild...

. . . I wanna go back to being a child..

Your Life is your Oyster

I sit by the window,

Into the night I stare.

With every element I view,

I see a secret bare.

The dark clouds in the sky

Talk about sadness and strife

But the glittering scattered stars

Give the darkness some life.

The fierce wind blowing across

Talks of the cold and difficult times

But the warm moonlight

Shows some hope in a simple mime.

The harsh rain splashing on the window

Shows how moments can cut through

But the sweet smelling mud

Shows the end is always good for you.

A melange of good and bad is life

I see through a smile and eyes with moisture.

The elements teach it at every step.

Your life is truly your oyster.