picture from here
Two Bears
By Hafiz
By Hafiz
Once
After a hard day's forage
Two bears sat together in silence
On a beautiful vista
Watching the sun go down
And feeling deeply grateful
For life.
Though, after a while
A thought-provoking conversation began
Which turned to the topic of
Fame.
The one bear said,
"Did you hear about Rustam?
He has become famous
And travels from city to city
In a golden cage;
He performs to hundreds of people
Who laugh and applaud
His carnival
Stunts."
The other bear thought for
A few seconds
Then started
Weeping.
Hafiz
For me it was a great poem about the loss of freedom.
ReplyDeleteThey look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFreedom is more valuable than fame.
ReplyDeleteSo sad. Love the pic.
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