tiny but myriad in stature
life in vigor to offer
but mere the drop of water
the eyes see it fall from the blue
shiny as a pearl in shine
a steep flight as the right
a fall for verdant wealth
seeds sown deep rise to the lower skies
a sojourn from ethereal to real
a fall to fill a heaven thro the heart
open to the rays for solar secrets
the shower knows where the ray kisses
a fest at its best is manifest
a pretty damsel in full dazzle
a bridge in her somersault
a gaze at huge charms for sweet chasms
a picture beyond skilled brushes
in heavenly seven, shines in its reigns
to say it is not tiny but shiny
a majestic show in the sky in magic ways
the drop of water and the rays
a matrimonial communion
for a paradise of off-springs
hearts celebrate when it feasts the eyes
it excels the pictures of painters
in imitation of its colours
the aesthetic heart charters
On the stem the flower
In full bloom for all smiles
For the viewers in the bower
To fill their ways for miles
It faces storms and rains
In possible ways of its power
Bearing at its heart all pains
Saying, "The great, I'm Flower"
The story its life is brief
Its service and goal are great
Its love for the race is chief
For due praises at any rate
The flower glows in its grace
In laying the foundation
For the perpetuation of its race
For the seed preservation
In the heart at its sweet heart
For a fest for the palatal bliss
Reaches the soil in the art
To germinate well not to miss
The seed is born as an offspring
From the womb of the mother
After her labor pains bearing
For growth with skill in gather
When fed with warmth and water
By father sun and mother soil
In exuberance of verdant glitter
In all sportive spirit and toil
In youthful love, blooms a flower
It is its sole soulful sojourn
It shines in smiles in its power
A wise message in life to churn
Chaitali Sengupta is a published writer, translator, journalist from the Netherlands. A regular contributor to the Dutch online newspaper Eindhoven News, she writes and translates for other Dutch media platforms too. Her poems, short stories and articles have appeared in many literary platforms in India too, like Muse India, Indian Periodical, Borderless Journal, Setu Bilingual, The Asian Age, The Statesman, Different Truths. Her translated work “Quiet Whispers of our Heart” (Orange Publishers, 2020) received good reviews at the International Book Fair, Kolkata, India. Her poems are part of acclaimed anthologies, published from both the USA and India.