This limerick is for the swan mother, who protected her cygnets from me, even though I wouldn’t have hurt them
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Mother Swan
I met Mother swan on my way home
she with her cygnets ready to roam.
The moment I was in view,
she impatiently turned blue,
She stretched her neck down and drove me home.
…………………………………… 🙂
The above is a true story, I was eight years old, going home after school. When I saw the swan with her cygnets, I had an eerie feeling, before I could go further she lowered her long neck and ran towards me, I was scared, walked backward, and took a different route home. I felt although not human, the Swan showed me how protective she is of her cygnets, just like a human mother. 🙂
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Dear Ranu,
This is a story which impacts me as both beautiful and powerful. What a lovely way to point to the sanctity of mothers.
All good wishes,
robert
Dear Robert,
Thank you so much for liking this limerick about the swan who chased me. 🙂
My dearest sister,
I marvel at your ability to turn a real experience into a beautiful limerick. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you, I wanted to use it in the challenge but felt maybe I was required to use humans.
Thank you for your wonderful comment.
Nature has made every mother protective of her little ones! A beautiful limerick Ranu!
Dear Rashmi,
Thank you. I remember taking a short cut home from school, it was a small neighborhood,
I was walking in my carefree manner, suddenly I saw a huge white swan with its cygnets,
I don’t know why I got scared and stopped walking. The swan must have thought I might hurt its little
ones, immediately it lowered its long neck and was running towards me. I got such a fright, I walked
backward, turned around and ran to the road and went home. 🙂
The same thing happened to my son on his way back from the playground last week. He was mighty upset with the bird. Had to explain to him that the bird was only protecting it’s little ones!
It’s difficult to understand when you’re young, why a bird will attack you.
Thank you Rashmi. 🙂