As fate shall have it

Just life

There lived a bird, on the top of a tree

She chirped & tweeted in morning spree

Happy and gay, she settled in her nest

Awaiting the day, taking some rest.

 

She never suspected, the day would change

Nothing seemed obvious in far range

But suddenly the rustle stopped altogether,

The sham blue sky changed its colour.

 

Dark, storm clouds veiled the sun

Shadow covers the nest. There’s nowhere to run

Gripped in fear, the bird spread her wings,

To cover her nest and the eggs within

 

Three little eggs nestled there bare

Hatching was near, no time to spare.

The bird was now, anxious and scared.

But summoned courage & came prepared.

 

Wild wind blew, she shuddered with the tree

Rooted her claws and started to plea.

Her heart thundered when the sky broke,

Drenching the earth with giant strokes

 

The rain teared, no caressing drizzle fell

But a torrent, enough to fill a well

Now was the time to take the rein

Not to be panic stricken as bane.

 

The bird knew that the time had come,

To do something and save the eggs from

The merciless rain that poured and poured,

Formed a reservoir, impossible to ford

 

Fluttering her wings in frantic attempts,

She searched for something, anything in contempt

Found a bay leaf floating below

With tact she brought it from the water shallow.

 

She gathered her strength, with the leaf in her beak.

Placed it between her trembling nest and the wind

Like a shield she stood for the sword to strike

Determined to live and ready to die

 

She started to hope that she might win,

But a wild gush of air took the rein.

Knocked her hard and out of the nest

Fate’s whim inflicted woe and distress.

 

The wings rendered her life that eve

But the eggs fell down, nature heaved.

Three little birds never saw the sun,

Died in the shells, act was done!

 

 

Author's Note

"Life is unfair and it spares nobody"
I am aware about my incompetence with grammar, any suggestion to rectify the errors will be of great help.
Thank you for your time!

Reviews

[PoeticChico]

No!!! you have me in tears right now. Poor thing, nature could be so cruel sometimes. Thanks for writing this wonderful piece. You know, as writers we sometimes hope to move someone with our words; you my dear friend have accomplished just that. So many emotions right now, especially anxiety and desperation. Great Job and thanks for sharing!

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much for your heartfelt review, Alex!
I am glad you felt the piece! :)

[Shivalik Kalsotra]

Wonderful piece of writing so well written and expressed, tears won't stop..you expressed the real face of nature and life...it's sad...I don't have much words left right now but really gr8 work thanks for sharing this piece...god bless you, you are a gifted writer

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you, Shivalik for your heartfelt review.

[alifeacoustic]

A wonderful write. I found myself hoping against hope that the ending would be kind to the bird and the eggs, but as you say, life is unfair and spares nobody.
Really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Indeed it is.
Thank you for your kind words.

[Mayank]

Literally very saddening but that's how we can explain fate.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Yes..
Thank you for reading.

[naquillity]

you represented life's struggle so well with mama bird and her eggs. sometimes life doesn't give happy endings. your rhyme is strong throughout and your story flows nicely along. great work...

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you. I appreciate your kind review.

[Salvatore]

Very sad but, at the same time, very real. I hoped till the end that the small birds will live but, as Cat Stevens said: It's a wild world.
Very nice poem. I loved the strength and love of the mother bird. Thank you for writing a so beautiful poem.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate.

[Arshia]

Hey..
It is a really honest piece of writing which is touching and thought provoking at the same time.
Fate spares no one.
I loved the rhyming!
An amazing write :)

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much. Glad you liked it!

[Saddam]

Ahh!!! It may not happened but if everything had written then we must let it go.
But being a human it is painful and god do it unfare with that little bird.
It is great one dear friend. Teaching us so much.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you! Glad you thought so!

[Cody]

You were really brutally honest here like you were firing at me because I'm a nature servant. I'd like to thank you for expressing how sometimes nature can be the monster and not just the humans and reptilians.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much. And I am glad, if it showed you a different perspective!

[Paavana Varma]

This is a beautiful poem."Three little birds never saw the sun, died in the shells, act was done". These lines really moved me. Great job! :)

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you Paavana. I appreciate! :)

[Pushkar Prabhat]

great story..........emotional........tragic.......
very well rhymed.........
i loved it!!!
:)

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much, I am glad you liked it.