Mysterious Well

 An abandoned well 

Inside a forest 

Attached to an old temple 

There was no water for centuries

As it was filled with earth over the time 

Astrologers predicted that there is a hidden treasure 

Beneath the layers of the earth in the well 

Some treasure hunters left behind the tools 

Besides the heaps of earth, they removed 

From the well, might be in dismay 

The natives were amused to see water 

During their lifetime in this well 

Native temple devotees see no reason 

To dig the well again  for water 

It might have taken so many days 

To remove that much earth from the well 

Police are now looking for the culprits 

It seems that the treasure hunters failed 

In finding the treasure in the well 

The well is attracting curious visitors now 

This poem is based on a piece of news I saw. The image is taken from mathrubhumi

Temple For You

I want to look for a mount

Like Olympus in the Asgard

Not the haven of the gods

But a kingdom of the demons

To build a big temple for you

In the valley with thick forest

And rocks for an ideal pilgrimage

Columns like in Greek temples

Arches like in the Persepolis

Structure like a mini colosseum

Atop, a pyramid like in Egypt

Minarets around like in Arabia

Flooring with the Italian marbles

Sanctum sanctorum carved in a

Single granite from the Karnataka

I’ll keep a sculptures of your demons

I’ll worship it with my poetic verses

Sprinkling heavenly scents of attar

And bunch of Jasmines that you like

I'll lit the temple with camphor lights

In the midnight I will pour blood on

Deities to quench its insatiable thirst

I’ll offer gifts from the occult priests

Fulfil their wishes with your demonic

Powers that you used to destroy me !

Your greed and arrogance will be the

 Offering for the ooccultist pilgrims

Who have cruel wishes to fulfil at the

Expense of miseries  of their rivals!

 

A poem based on #reevesroses word prompt . Image from MasterFile

Lonely Stranger

I was returning home

With lot of thoughts in mind

As I walked past the temple

I casually looked at an old abandoned building

Expecting no surprises

As it remained closed for years

Even before, I moved to this locality

Once it was a home to sports and arts club

Now just a reminder of the past

I noticed a voice from inside

I slowed down to see who it is

I looked through the opened windows

I saw a strange old man with long grey beard

Sitting on the floor

With an apple in his hand

He was immersed in his own world

Talking to himself in some strange language

Or rather singing

I wondered who that stranger is

I’ve never seen him before in my locality

I think he may have lost his way

And chose to rest in that unoccupied building

As it has been raining for many days

As I walked past the building

I kept thinking about that old man

I wondered where he did come from!

May be bit curious about the story

Behind a lonely stranger

Even then, he was talking loudly

As if there are many people sitting beside him