Poems and Photographs published at Sreejoni

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Rooster

The steel rooster, nobody would steal

The rust rooster, nobody would roast

The junk rooster, nobody would scrap

The static rooster, who doesn’t move

The mute rooster, who doesn’t crow

The sly rooster, who doesn’t chat

But when this rooster comes to life

And when this rooster crows

He shall do so like his ancestor – T-Rex

Through the swords hidden against

Through the depth of destiny

The swords never be found

Well hidden in time and darkness

Against all evil forces

The tough went through all troubles

To retrieve the swords of Damascene steel

The had not hidden their ambition

And stormed against the forces dark

They finally pierced through ancient secrets

The swords were broken long ago

And therefore they were hidden well

To stand the test against all but one

Now being through all this seeking

The swords are forged together again

They should not be hidden again

Though on one knows the odds against this pledge

Balbals (балбал) are Kurgan stelae. As +Mitali Dey presented a bulbul, I thought to present balbals.

Off Course

Setting off for an easy stride

Across the fields

And through the woods

Night fell with sudden gloom

Wolves howled and passed by

A flutter of bat above

To make sure you know

You’re off course

You grab your stick

Because you have

Of course

Miles to

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The following prompts were used:

#weeklyphotoprompt39
Hosted and imagerights by +Patricia Picardi – thanks for the invite

#weeklylineprompt
#through-the-swords-hidden-against

Hosted and invited by +Parrot Wingate

#WeeklyPhotoChallenge

#freedom

Hosted by +Joaquín Lourido

#weeklylineprompt

#ofcourse-miles-to-cover

Hosted and invited by +Prasanna Kkumar

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