THE   BALLAD   OF  THE    TRAPPED   STORK

Trapped  and  caught   the  male  stork   cry
it  curses  it's  fate ;  future  sealed  and  sure  to die  
It  cries  out  loud  and  appeal  to  all  the  escaping   bird
to   tell  about  his  tragic  fate   to his   beloved  wife-bird .

The  retreating  birds   flew  back  fast  and told  the  tale
The  wife-stork  heard  ,   cried  and  wept  and  became pale
She  winged  with  speed  to  meet  her  love and  with praying  heart
and   found   poor  stork  trapped  and  caught  and  tossing  hard
The  male - stork  cried , the  wife-stork  wept and  surrounding  land  too  felt
 the  tragedy  in  this  avian  life ;  the  avian  world  , in avian way  was  spelt
The  sky  above  looked  sad and  dry  ;  the  cloud  darkened  there   on  high
the  World  around seemed  doomed  for  them ;   wind  hissed  with  sigh
the  male-stork  trapped  , caught  and  toss , the  wife-stork   weep  and cry
Their  together-world  now  is  shattered , crushed ; yet  time is   passing  by  !
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Based  on  a  very  popular  'Folk-Song' of  Bengal ("faande  poriyaa bogaa  kaande"( phonetic spelling  of Bengali )
(Transliteration : Trapprd , -- the   stork  now  cry  and  weep !)