The Prophet- Parrot Astrologer <br /> <br />Under a banyan tree <br />A parrot-astrologer sits, <br />The parrot spills the future <br />Of the curious pedestrians <br />Showering future delights, <br />Though her rapture ruptured <br />in the bondage of the cage. <br /> <br /> <br />For astrologer parrot is livelihood <br />Parrot’s portrait is wounded childhood. <br /> <br /> <br />Parrot, comes out from cage <br />Like a well-established prophet <br />Takes a deep gaze, <br />Shuffles differently painted cards, <br />Randomly picks up one, <br />Strolls back to cage as usual. <br /> <br /> <br />For some, it promises promotion <br />For some, it promises wedding bells <br />For some, it promises the return <br />Of a child staying abroad long since. <br /> <br /> <br />At the dusk fall, <br />The astrologer thanks, feeds the parrot, <br />He repeats one question every night. <br />About the whereabouts of his missing son <br />Parrot displays a safe card with its beak. <br /> <br /> <br />The same question <br />The same reply every night, <br />Time passes by <br />Astrologer's son fails to return. <br />To keep every one in a happy mood <br />The parrot never predicts evil; <br />Its own master's son got drowned <br />In the ditch by an unexpected slip <br />Though aware, the parrot instills hope <br />To see his master always cheerful.<br /><br />Mula Veereswara Rao<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/prophet-parrot-astrologer/
