A Fiery Hued Saga

Maneet Gulati posted under PenMuse-08 Poetry on 2019-06-24



So spoke the sun, its quintessence lies in me Basking in its belly, sustaining life’s tree Canary, dandelion and yellow Versatile is my hue, edacious is my plea Voracious I am, everything but mellow Scathing in me, umpteen “sati” did bellow Life, death, nothing is beyond my knocks Devours everything, my spirit, a flaming yellow Beholder I am, to unions, to wedlocks Unleashing souls from bodies, halts when their life clocks A sword I am, double edged Used, misused are my building blocks With the five elements, I am wedged For destruction, ruination, I am alleged But only when my might is misjudged Do I roar, rumble to my ability, full fledged _______________________________ *Edited after results were announced to adhere to the chain rhyme scheme For more of such content follow us on Social Media: _______________________________