Rendezvous With Nature

Rendezvous With Nature

The stream of words

Trickles from my mind

With no intention of

Making me conscious

Of the fact that I am

All alone in this world.

This feeling of great relief

Prospers when the draughts of

Fresh air is felt in my lungs

While my eyes relish

The spectacular view of

A calm lake on one side and

Vast paddy fields on the other.

Against the backdrop of

The setting sun, it looks like

A lush green carpet laid down

For the Gods to rest.

The long stroll on the lakeside path

Did not weaken my strength,

Nor did it cease to amaze me

As I gradually steered across

The farm of betel nut trees

Swaying with joy against

The cool evening breeze.

It is then I saw a pair of

Hornbills stealing the nuts.

When they caught me staring at them,

It was a magnificent sight

To watch them flap their wings

And fly away to the next farm.

The treasure cove of pleasure

Lies in such beauties of nature

Planted within man's reach.

It can be experienced only by

Training the senses to admire

The divinity of spiritual essence;

For life is truly untangled

When it is filled with tiny joys

That define simplicity.

September 30, 2020