The alphabet-
hanging from the tall trees,
in leaf shape-
wafting-
in jungle scent
of wild flowers and beasts-
being left
in scrawls and doodles of
elephant dung-
pug-marks of big cats-
in the image
of the lone gaur*
at a salt-pit,
gently formed a sentence
of a language
hitherto unknown to me.
With the freshness
of a new learner
I’ve vowed
to learn the lingo by heart.
So, there lies the path
and begins
a new journey.
*Indian Bison
Posted for my prompt ~ Journey @ Poets United Midweek Motif
sumanar/lekha 
I like this one Sumana, feels like a new discovery in life that we rarely appreciate.
May this new journey be amazing and wonderful! I like it!
Oh I feel like I am in the nilgiris again… among the gaur and the elephants…if only the rain stops I can go there again!
I enjoyed the images you conjured up.
The language of nature, of the forests will probably be worth it to learn
Aren’t new journeys exciting? I find them so!
A journey among wild animals…how wonderful. Though I begin to see animals as the saner of our species. Smiles. I loved this poem, Sumana. How glorious to see a bison. We have them in Canada too, in the prairies, but not in great numbers.
An excellent opportunity to share this amazing journey with you through your poetic words. .
What a wonderful journey to go on WOuld love to learn the alphabet of the jungle. A beautiful poem
A beautifully described new journey. You took us along!
It is always a delight to learn something new, meet someone new and do something new. It is my way of ticking all the boxes!
Wow! Not only a new language and syntax, but also a new alphabet! I can picture it:
“The alphabet-
hanging from the tall trees …”
Marvelous.
Trying something new….having an adventure sounds good
AhA! a beautiful safari and i so enjoyed the scenes and sights of the animals created in the poem.
It is always good to begin a new journey. One should consider to find newness as one journeys through life!
Wonderfully written. Very poetic… Loved it. 😊
An absolutely fascinating image of the language of nature….so cleverly written from the beginning with ‘The alphabet-hanging from the tall trees’ to the end with,
‘I’ve vowed
to learn the lingo by heart.
So, there lies the path
and begins
a new journey.’
I wish you well on this journey…it is most rewarding!
How wonderful this is, Sumana! If we could all read the language of nature, what wonderful things we would learn…