Beyond Neemrana Fort

By V. Shruti Devi (quill-o-the-wisp)

Beyond Neemrana Fort

[A poem by V.Shruti Devi written first on Facebook on 4th December, 2021...written while at Gurugram, near Manesar, in memory of a hacked Neem tree she had planted at Fort Kurupam, Andhra, over a decade ago]

The roots

of a Neem tree

run deep

Grip the foundations

of the earth

Medicinal

Compound

ER

fort-like

hacked into

Spinoffs

Covid shots

Closure

Phoenix rises