It is not that it was a rare sight.. as common as traffic jam, market,people,cabs,vendors... street dogs. sitting on my balcony, i was watching the frail,hungry browny street dog with pupils dilated, rapid panting with corner of mouth, possibly with a wound in one toe wagging his tail near the park, and nearby small snack shop as if welcoming visitors, introducing self,in a subdued bow bow ...cajoling his best to get looked at, at least for a while failing at drawing attention, returning again to the snack shop this time..sitting down to stand up the next moment and continue wagging tail looking straight into the people eyes assuring every kid passing by through his body language " i will not harm you " trying his best to talk in silence watching him from not that far i thought what he must be conveying, in his animal language ! is he saying .. " i am hungry give me a loaf of bread, little water in this summer, love me for a while look at my wound take me home.. i am no stranger to you we are siblings..being the children of same father(God) that way me, cat, pig,ant,tree,creeper we all have minimum right, if not equal, to have food and shelter in the God's world you too live in why don't you see your God in me " believing in Hindu view of reincarnation a cycle of birth, death, rebirth knowing that soul is eternal soul lives many lifetimes entering one body after another, may be the body of human, animal or plant based on my good actions this life leading to good life after death, an unknown fear , a fear of future abruptly engulfed me shivering my body and heart reminding me ... what rebirth i will take what if i fail to do good actions what if i would be a dog !
Reading the title I thought of a funny and lighter poem…but actually a deep phylosohy has been highlighted through a mere street dog.Enjoyed reading.
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Thank you for reading .God bless
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life will find its way.
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Thank you for reading
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I love your poem big time… The way you wrote it, trying to explain the dogs thoughts and its plea for help, this is beautiful. though i don’t believe in reincarnation, I do believe that street dogs deserve love and mercy. And if one should wiggle its tail our paths, our hands should not be far from reaching out to it with food if we have some at that point. Nice one Kamakhya 🙂
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Thank you Grace , very true , it is all about acknowledging the presence of the supreme father in everything , everywhere . The sight of hungry dog made me think how our insight to life can be better , how we can think beyond self in this materialistic world.God bless.
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Very true… Am looking forward to your future post.. they are so real and detailed. they catch the moment you seek to describe… 🙂
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thank you
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