Seen Them?
- a Poem
- by Crystal David John
Seen the little flowers
That bloom along the way?
Heard the little birds
That sing all day?
Felt the green grass
Soft ‘neath your feet?
Seen the setting of leaves
On branches, so neat?
Seen the little bee
Visiting flower from flower?
Never getting tired
Working hour by hour!
Seen a buffalo?
Look into her eyes,
Its depth you’ll never know
Nor what thought in them lies!
Try and trace the bird,
When from a tree it sings,
Seen the different colours
Painted on its wings?
Seen the tall palms?
Swaying in the breeze?
Counted the branches
On the different trees?
Seen the little plants,
That grow on a hillside?
Though on a steep slope
By faith they do abide!
Though unnoticed
Are such details, by all
God sure is meticulous
In all things great and small.
Crystal David John
from Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India, is a feminist economist who loves nature. She has a Ph.D. in Economics. A writer and an artist, Crystal is an advocate of gender equality and has inspired hundreds of students every year. Her writings are stimulating and satirical, and focus on women, the environment and the marginalised.
3 thoughts on “Seen Them?”
You create such rhythm with your rhyme and it’s so beautiful.
Best!
Beautiful Crystal.
God’s creations that we see daily so beautifully pictured in your poem.