SCARECROWS! <br /> <br />They told me that scarecrows do not scare <br /> birds or crows any more! <br />Nor those statutes of world dictators, - <br />Their heads remain adorned with bird <br />droppings galore! <br />Doomed pigeons shuttle back and forth, - <br />in our polluted skies! <br />The air is full of dust or smog and gunpowder! <br />Birds have stopped coming to our Metros; <br />Only scavenger birds are seen circling outdoors! <br />It has become difficult for humans to embrace, - <br />Since our outstretched palms have become <br />clenched fists instead! <br />We can now pretend to be like scarecrows, - <br />With our arms stretched sideways, - as life <br />flows! <br /> -Raj Nandy <br /> New Delhi <br /> 27 Mar 09<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/scarecrows/
