The clam is a lucky creature
because it has a shell to go back to.
Or it has a shell to live in
Clammed, keeping others out.
because it has a shell to go back to.
Or it has a shell to live in
Clammed, keeping others out.
The only problem being a clam
Is that people would pry it open
For a pearl or two
And would discard when disappointed.
Is that people would pry it open
For a pearl or two
And would discard when disappointed.
It is indeed sad for the clam
To lie disembowelled, splayed,
Displaying all its innards
To all and sundry passing by...
To lie disembowelled, splayed,
Displaying all its innards
To all and sundry passing by...
************* Balachandran V. Trivandrum 01.11.2015
True, especially when the clam never promised pearls to begin with.
ReplyDeleteTrue, especially when the clam never promised pearls to begin with.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Sujata, I first posted this poem in FB; except for one or two, nobody seems to have sensed the allegory! :) Thanks for commenting! So happy, I am to see you again! How are the kids?
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