Friday 6 May 2016

Nature’s Bounty at Ring Road, Cuttack!



Soul went into a deep sleep,
After the nature blessed it
with moments of changing sky!
Woke up to find, friends in joy
Enjoying the rain, not once, but twice!

Oh! The soul said to itself,
“Go and get going, you idiot!”
Family in chaos, shouted out loud
“Storm will soon be here,
Stay Home," they said!

 
Little champ, was reluctant to leave me
wanted to be a part of adventure
the soul was about to see!
As her mother gave in to her rants
we took to streets,
with gush of her jabbering streams!

Noticing a street puppy, her eyes popped out
“We should take it home,” she said.
"My brother will start eating, on seeing it!"
 “Lovey,” it will be called,
happy and in jolly way she said!

We drove to where the soul stood still,
connecting with nature and mother earth!
River Mahanadi crystal clear it was,
Year of great buoyancy, the soul heard it say...
“Bounty,” if wished with pure heart!

Lightning on one side, drops of rain it felt
as we returned, stopping at the heart of ring road!
“Heart” it calls, for it saw,
reflection of sky in three parts!
Mahanadi, the great river, mirror to the sky it was!!
A juncture: where the soul held the little champ’s hand
and stood still, awestruck!

Reflection on one side, the golden streaks of sky
the second part a reflection of mountain and crimson sky
third part was dark and ominous,
threateningly it looked on...
As group of birds flew over the great river
 the River, it felt smiling back!
Three cattle egrets flew over our head
It was time to head back Home!

Next five minutes were nature’s blast
Smell of hay and sand bath!
Thrice we braved the sand storm,
“Pity us Mother Earth,” we said!
A two minutes way to home,
and saw three oxen locked in horns!

“Oh, God! Spare the little champ and let me reach safe,”
the soul with all its heart prayed!
As we passed the junction safely
stilled the mind to cross the road!
Mother furious she rebuked,
“Die if you want, don’t ever take the little champ with you!”

As if it was not enough,
she followed and hit me with all her strength
though the blows were strong, felt the love it had!
The little champ all safe and sound!!!
Her mother said, “Oh! She is brave, I know!”
True it was, the soul felt, for she stuck to me strong!
Though scared she was a little,
thrilled she was more afterwards!

Various mood of nature, the soul saw
In lightning and darkness, everywhere she was!
Visual effect of her beauty on ring road
Lucky to be a witness of what she disclosed!
Odisha a beautiful year it will have,
Farmers wish to all come true!


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