Sunday, April 18, 2010

( 12) Many faces of a rope

(12) Many faces of a rope.
The twisted rope of rough fibre
takes many twists and turns,
the same rough coir takes roles,
swiftly rolls on the pulley of the well,
now a binding tether in the cowshed,
tether of immeasurable length,
often a much sought after noose
for a dowry case, or a convenient close
for a dejected love-pair;
in many household a stiff cloth - hanger
at times a slender ,mini thread
serves for skipping too;
In a nearby playground young challengers
go on rope-walking, a see-saw medley,
Rope tests, even teases as young lovers would,
Pretty pair of boys and girls prefer to go
On rope walk than repose nearby park,
A young promising boy trips,
steadily moves forward,
hopefully with a hope to handle the rope,
How often I have taken the road to playground?
how often the young urchins have killed rattlesnakes?
The very same I have mistaken to be a series of Ropes,
YET, the real hope will not dupe.

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