Ashok Niyogi
Beneath the overhang
As you turn left and right,
And right and left again,
You feel the weight
Of the entire mass
Of rock and earth
And trees and bees,
You feel overawed.
You hear the river
Traveling over rock,
You see the sky come near
And go far away,
You envy the monkey
Swaying from branch to branch
With baby firmly clutching breasts,
Makes you puny though.
There is almost nothing you can do
Except for keyboards and a car
Lenses and batteries will win you a war
On the evolution tree,
Where are you?
Where will I be?
