Scarecrow (A Poem)

Sujambar Samvab

Staring at a scarecrow

Warblers assumed it to be human,

Kept flying far away and away

Remained ravenous

Swallowing the salivary

After remaining static like a statue

They thought it to be a machine

Came little closer and closer

Agitated wheat plants

Undertoned a humming song.

Like a robot having no battery

After remaining motionless

They ate with total freedom

As much wheat as they desired

Derided the scarecrow

They ridiculed it with sarcastic remarks

And, caroled standing in its head.

For, they’d already known the fact that

All human shaped objects may not be real human.