Grass fields all around
Where rose bushes surround
Where ruby of poppy blooms
And carpets of foxglove abound
Where night jasmine showers
Layering the emerald of grass
The pond in the middle
Floating lotus
and water reflecting the stars
In a corner of this plan
Is a patch of barren land
No grass tree or flowers grow
Just a sandbox,
behind some bushes stands
So lonely and so shy
Still it Knows not why
Been there all this while
For it belonged to
Deserts dry
Only cactus and date palms
Find their home
In its warm arms
No tropical fruits or trees
Understand it's miseries
Nalini Jyotsana Chaturvedi
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/odd-one-out-5/
