" Not just a story.."

Once upon a time
in a deep dense jungle
Umpteen animals lived merrily
Some in herds;some single

There lived two little deers
Lustrus pretty and young
With beautiful beady eyes
Having their flung

Together they ate
together they played
Along winds of freedom
Together they swayed

Two separate bodies
One soul and heart
Come whatever may
They would never fall apart





Suddenly there arrived a leapourd
Cruel;greedy and wild
Heartlessly he killed and hogged
One of the deer's child..

The other cried for days
His heart tore to tatters
He felt one's presence or absence
How much it matters..

Cursing and blaming the GOD
He wandered To and Fro
With question "why us?"
Immersed in eternal sorrow

"He was destined to leave"
A voice from heavens came
"this one moment 'you' have to win..
the moment of peak of pain"

The deer was enlightened
He made up his faith
He never regretted the foretime
Uptill his last breath !

~ Pradnya A Joshi
30/11/1999