Mayur Gudka

  • Poetry – The Barren Tree

    By Mayur Gudka

    I wrote The Barren Tree on January 18, 2024

    The barren tree I saw,
    With a single brown leaf,
    Prompted a question to my mom,
    “What happened to it?”

    Caressing the 5-year-old me, she said,
    “It shed its past
    And all its burdens
    So come spring,
    It can rebuild its future
    And provide food and shelter
    As it is its destiny”

    And I thought,
    “What a grand idea.
    In the new year, like the tree,
    I will rebuild a new me.”

    And my mom said,
    “Just be you in all your glory
    And you will reach your destiny”.