Three trees on a beach,

Entwined together-

Complimenting each other,

Supporting each other,

propping each other up,

In such a way

That if separated, they would die-

They can only survive, with each other...

A perfect trinity!

Over the years, God knows,

The roots must have intertwined,

The branches must be so close together,

Interwoven in to a mesh,

So strong, so inseparable

That they themselves cannot tell

each from the other...

In this way together they have

Weathered many a storms,

Survived many a peril...

They are each others need

They are like one breed,

Albeit they belong to different species...

I observe this and contemplate:

why cannot we human beings,

Stay together in the hour of need

Support each other and become

Each others strength, each others' need?

I wish a day will come soon

when we all will grow into one...

I know it is a tall order,

But, I can at least dream...

Author: Zoya Zaidi
Aligarh (UP), India
Copyright©: Zoya Zaidi
18.01.2010