Magic Moments

A place alive with the song of birds Where prevails, tales of miracles— And enchanting music of nature dear. Where, In the hazy blue of early morning Come those heart warming sounds— The chirruping of thousands of birds The flapping of their wings Speeding through the gossamer mists And those arising, divine babblings. The date palms, the monkeys and the temples, Where sit subtly coloured songbirds Singing their hearts out……. Nature here, connects sense with sensibility Melds shapes and colours…. Its amplified, echoing silence The reverberating music The call of the night The phenomenal tranquility…. Gives me profound joy. The urge of the world of practicality The suffocating confines of hostel life Nostalgia for sights, sounds, and tastes of native land, Lays bare a part of my own yearnings. Those secret cravings…. For traditional food….. For the presence Of the kith and kins... And for having those flights of fancies…

In this world full of contrasts and paradoxes, one easily gets to smell the sweet fragrance of flowers along with the awful smell of petrol. Imagine the rich aroma of fresh coffee in chilly winters, at the coffee stalls, with an equal proportion of stink from the drains nearby. The scent of wild flowers and the nasty odors from the garbage dumped their. The delicious smell of food in a room full of musty old books and acrid smoke. And who has not seen lotus—the elegant, pure, divine flower with the most beautiful tinge of pink—that grows in filthy waters!!! It is a mystery indeed that a thing of beauty, and dirt, combine in such unwelcome proportions. Well it’s His way of creation….with the most unmatching and weird combinations.