Poetry

1. THERMOMETER
When I placed it in my mouth; encircling my tongue all around it completely wetting
its periphery,
The mercury inside rose meticulously to a holistic degree; perfectly indicating the
exact temperature prevailing in my body.
When I placed it in boiling water; cooking neatly over dried logs of timberwood,
The mercury inside shot at alarming proportions; almost tearing through its fragile
body; and as an aftermath wasn’t able to come down to its original position.
When I placed it amidst frozen cubes of white ice; making sure that it stood
stringently upright,
The mercury inside couldn’t muster the slightest of tenacity to rise; it slept in its shell
as if had died decades ago.
When I placed it in ploughed soil; abreast infinite numbers of freshly sown seeds,
The mercury inside nimbly rose a few millimeters; although it vehemently opposed
for being subjected to maltreatment.
When I placed it in the baking oven; besides the scores of sizzling pancakes,
The mercury inside skyrocketed out of its shell; spread all over the pastry in intense
indignation.
When I placed it in a silken web; with the gallant monster curiously inspecting the
scintillating contraption,
The mercury inside was partially obscured from sight; it neither rose nor fell;
although was a bit circumspect when the spider caressed it with its lips.
When It unwittingly slipped from my hands; colliding with a gentle thud on the
obdurate ground,
The mercury inside pathetically leaked out of the instrument; and I feasted my eyes
on its silver complexion blended with a captivating shine.
When I placed It in an alligators mouth; sandwiching it scrupulously between the
monsters teeth,
The mercury inside seemed as if it simply wasn’t there; it had a died a fearful death
even before I had opened the savage jaws of the beast.
When I placed under the palms of my beloved; letting her satiny hair cascade over its
exteriors,
The mercury inside was as enthralled as I was; and it relished the prospect of rising to
her perpetual warmth.

2. It was exquisitely sculptured; made of unbreakable glass; and had a handsome bulb of
silver shining handsomely under the Sunlight,
And I made it a point of carrying it everywhere I went; had wholesomely given
the task of safeguarding my health; to my robust and crystalline thermometer.