Chronicles Of A Tree's Samaritanism

I have written this poem for one of my friends, a date palm. Nature ever brings out the best in us, so it serves as an epitome of friendship.

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O hefty comrade of vacillating hours,

Thou screen my siesta from the Phoebus' fire.

Who stands amidst the huddle like a stout woody tower,

Thine frolicking fronds dost caper in the air.

The canopy, moulded by thine compound bract;

Serves as a shed for greenery beneath,

Aids young herbs and plantlets to perpetuate,

Provides a hope of warmth to life underneath.

Thy paradisiacal dates thou droppeth from heights:

Abound my backyard, surround my sight.

Hiera huge amount can befit a man's appetite,

Hiera saccharine taste can feed his crave quiet.

O throne of phoenix from the Arabian Sands;

The emblem of endearing nature in our industrial days.

By Aadityaamlan Panda

From: India

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