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The Tree
by
Jishnu Aravindakshan
Camouflaging from a small sprouting to a big canopy
Touching the azure and grazing the horizon, on a ground so sloppy
Counting all those branches and feeling their passionate growth,
And remembering those tempests and the droughts
Forgot all the decades which ticked away
While leaving many an indelible marks in once thoughts.
Branches sprouted and grew so big
Forking further into many smaller twig
Trunk, the values, expanding in girth
On the strong bedrock of unfailing roots
Climate changed and so did the challenges
But steadfastly added much more shoots.
Still it flourishes and will continue to flourish
But do know that it took time to nourish
Branch by branch, leaf by leaf
From roots to trunks, from branch to leaf, as a team
Had anything wilted under pressures
Sadly, this would be a requiem
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