Tree and the Building by Deepak Chaswal

Whenever I open the window of my Bedroom I see a tree and a building The tree is just behind the building The building is just in front of the tree Both stay silent looking at each other Communicating something Which I cannot comprehend The tree sometimes moves its branches To embrace the building But the building remains unmoved The embrace remains incomplete The tree grumbles in pain In the company of wind But the building still remains dumb The tree like a lover sends Messages of love to the building Through parrots, sparrows, and swarming bees But the building never responds A few days ago the construction workers Demolished the old building The tree just behind the building Is still there But now it stares at me Whenever I open my window As if trying to explain Its pain to me ------ Which I can comprehend.

PREVIOUS TABLE OF CONTENTS NEXT Biography

Copyright © 2024 by Red River Review. First Rights Reserved. All other rights revert to the authors. No work may be reproduced or republished without the express written consent of the author.