A jungle, A campfire, A scream and.... - A Poem by Vidushi Goyal

Once upon a time,

I saw a white light.

In a dark jungle, beneath the sky,
Where all was my dog and I.
.
I had heard of its history,

That lived there a beast.

But it was still a mystery,

'Coz none had ever heard him least.

 

.

Sitting besides the camp fire,
I got up and got higher,
No one I could see in sight.

But felt the light coming nigh
.

Then suddenly there were screams,
Was someone frightened it seemed,

All I thought of now was rescue,
And thought of running without no clue.
.
But Aghast! My dog didn't come,
Maybe he had known the intruder.
I couldn't leave him all alone,
So I gave up and sad down, oh!
.
As the light drew closer and closer,
I could hear the screams more clearer.
Where had heard those screams I thought,
A movie or in a serial?
.
Then what I saw made me l laugh hard,
Afraid of reptiles was my friend?
She had come here in my search,
With the light of the torch.
.
I laughed, I giggled and I tittered,
That my friend was afraid of squirrels.

We went back home safe and sound,

With my dog I loved even more now. 

 

 

Poet:
Vidushi Goyal