An evocative poem about life and nature, by Dr. Molly, exclusively for Different Truths.

the birdlings
           have left
the nest
           vacant
hanging in the
           air... 
no more
           flutters...
no more 
           chirpings
of the
mother bird,
            no more
cooings
           flustered
           movements
within...

how can
           life ebb out
so sudden?

even yesterday
           there came 
cheery ripples
           from within 
I watched
           enjoyed
unintrusive...

time turns
           ripe, in moments
of its own
           choice...

the lilly
           that sprouts
from the
           barren, 
the leaf
          that falls 
in the wind
          wayward...

Photograph by Anumita Roy

Dr. Molly Joseph

Dr. Molly Joseph is a professor, poet from Kerala, who writes travelogues, short stories and story books for children. She has published 14 books,12 books of poems, a novel and a story book for Children. Her poetry with its unique style, has been characterised as "Ribbon Poetry." She has won several accolades which include India Women Achiever’s Award 2020.Her latest book, Water Sings over the Stones, won the best Poetry Book of the Year Award from ALS. She believes in the power of the word.

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