Monday, August 22, 2022

Dance of the Drongo

High above the world, on a charged line 
Sits a drongo looking at the world with interest
Strolling down the road was a black dog
Looking at the happenings around with disinterest
The dog saw a group of dogs
Sniffing each other's backsides intently
It turned its head away in disgust
Sniffing backsides did not seem interesting any more
While turning its head, the dog observed
From the corner of its eyes, a black bird
With an interesting fork in its tail
The dog looked at the bird for a moment
Before turning away and staring at the blackness of the road

The drongo, on the other hand, observed the dog with interest
The blackness of the dog lit a lamp in the drongo's head
"Black as the night sky, is your black
Black as your black, are my feathers"
Chirped the drongo merrily
It swooped down towards the dog
Right above the dog, it chirped "black"
It swooped up, turned around, swooped down
Once again it chirped "black" right above the dog
And thus continued the dance of the drongo
Swoop down, "black", swoop up, turn around
Swoop down, "black", swoop up, turn around
From left to right and right to left
Continued the drongo till the dog moved away

The dog ignoring the drongo's dance
Continued to stare at the blackness of the road
The drongo's chirps did not interest the dog
It sounded no different from the chirp of any bird
Suddenly a shout came from the dog's right
"Intruder" screamed the brown dog
That believed it was the watchdog of the area
The black dog jumped and ran towards the brown dog
And started chasing the intruder away 
The drongo, back in its high place
Looked in the direction of the receding black dog
And chirped "black" in sadness

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