Ancestral Canvas
Posted in Nature, Poems on 12/23/2010 11:20 am by Gauri KanyalkarThe long winding roads And the bluebells lining them The wide-wide fields shiver In the monsoon mayhem Opulent green of pastures Reveling in brown cattle dots The mesmerizing blue sky Hung with fluffy white clouds Green-grey mountains Reaching out to heaven And the silver of waterfalls Hurrying to the ocean Fiery yellow midday sun Almost blinding in its glory The shade of trees soothing Respite and rest from duty Workers in the paddy fields Bodies glistening with sweat Simple needs, simple deeds At simplicity, ever adept Vivid hues in abundance And the fertile soil of my land Sheer happiness of existence Priceless than riches grand