Giving

The fountain never asks the spring

What is it that you - to me bring

But just raises it to greater heights

So that it may see some better sights

The feathers never ask the bird

“Don’t you think to soar is absurd?”

They just get together and give the lift

And make the journey long and swift

The trees never ask the resting passer by

Why he seeks their shade and therein lie

But strew his bed with flowers and leaves instead

And give him roots to pillow his head

The mountain embraces the clouds on head

Never minds or shakes off the moisture they shed

But adorns itself with their curls  for beauty’s sake

And preens itself in the image in the lake

Is there a lesson for humans in this?

That giving selflessly leads to bliss

To have something and not to share

Can lead to turmoil and nightmare 

@ Vikaas Nafde  Feb 2018