The Womb – Poems on Mother , Father , Children , Parenthood – Volume 2 by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

21. STRAIGHT ANSWERS

Where do we get succulent fruit from; scores of raspberry attached to fresh green leaves,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the tall and finely corrugated tree.

Where do we get flocculent wool from; clusters of fur curled up in bountiful heaps,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the rotund and blissful mountain sheep.

Where do we get salt from; tones of white powder to impregnate favor to our meals,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the magnanimous

and turbulently swirling ocean.

Where do we get milk from; immaculate curd dribbling to consume; for blissfully commencing every morning,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the sacrosanct and robust cow.

Where do we get glistening leather from; sleazy chunks of cloth to make our pocket purses,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the slithering and tantalizing reptile.

Where do we get scintillating pearls from; impeccable jewels untouched by adulteration,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the delectably molded shell of oyster.

Where do we get loads of illumination from; dazzling rays to fumigate the profusely moistened earth,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than celestial body of the blazing Sun.

Where do we get mesmerizing fragrance from; gorgeous scent profoundly besieging our nostrils,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the crimson colored and dew drop coated lotus.

Where do we get rain from; pelting globules of liquid blended with streaks of white lightning,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the colossal expanse of the ominously black sky.

Where do we get bountiful blessings from; tones of unsurpassable success in every sphere of life which we undertake,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the omniscient Almighty.

Where do we get insurmountable love from; the exuberant spirit in life to contentedly exist,

The answer to this is simple; for it is none other than the impeccable beloved.

And where do we get an outlet to uninhibitedly express our emotions; informally blurt out the most inconspicuous problem of our mind,

The answer to this is as ubiquitous as ever; for it is none other than the divine mother.