So I've reached the halfway point in my NaPoWriMo odyssey. To celebrate, I've written another India poem, this time about gray langur monkeys. These monkeys are found right across Indian, from the forests of Madhya Pradesh to the foothills of the Himalayas. Hope you enjoy.
Eyes of the Forest
A gray langur relaxes
on the highest branch
of a slender sal tree.
A grey mane of fur
around her black face,
with unblinking eyes.
A baby huddles against
its mother as she watches
the silent forest floor.
A younger langur lounges
on a spindly branch.
He barks, stirring the others.
The troop takes up the call
as a spotted shadow slinks
through the undergrowth below.
The leopard retreats into
the greenery, and the mother
and her baby can relax again.
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