Flower 20 - Neelakurinji Flowers Of Munnar Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Flower 20 - Neelakurinji Flowers Of Munnar

Rating: 4.5


Neelakurinji! Neelakurinji!
The purple blue flowers!
That blooms on the serene hills of Munnar,
Indefatigable mountains of Western Ghats.

Incredible flowers that appear once, in twelve years!
Both Nature and Man wait with eagerness,
For the arrival of Neelakurinji to spread
And spring its mesmerising splendour.

Standing atop these breezy hills,
Sight of breath-taking wonder - Neelakurinji!
Singing a song of joyful melody,
Sensational flowers that dance in your heart.

Neelakurinji! I watched your purple blue dance,
Standing, Stretching, turning, twirling,
Spreading, sprawling along the Munnar hills,
Sprightly dance of purple blue windy mountains!

Flower 20 - Neelakurinji Flowers Of Munnar
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Neelakurinji is a flower that blooms, once in twelve years, on the hills of Western ghats. I went for a holiday to Munnar with my husband and daughter in 2007, when these flowers bloomed. It was a wonderful sight.
This year, there was great expectation from Nature and Flower lovers, all over the world to see Neelakurinji bloom. About 8 lakhs tourists were expected in Kerala, to see these flowers from July to October. But Nature has its own plans. The rains lashed and flooded Munnar that hampered the flowering of Neelakurinji.
The botanical name for Neelakurinji is "Strobilanthes Kunthiana".
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sankhajit Bhattacharjee 01 November 2019

I enjoyed your poetry............10+

1 0 Reply
Lamar Cole 01 November 2019

Great poem about the purple blue flowers.

1 0 Reply
Akhtar Jawad 02 November 2019

Incredible flowers that appear once, in twelve years! I never knew, thanks Dr. Menon for this lovely informative poem.

0 0 Reply
Tulsi Shrestha 02 November 2019

Beautifully crafted magical words to expose beauty of nature painted with wildflowers. Your creation inspires everyone else to harmonise his step of dance with swaying Neelakurinji. I do appreciate your unbelievable articulation skill of creating breath and beats in dead words.

0 0 Reply
Kumarmani Mahakul 03 November 2019

Part - 1 Dear Dr. Geeta madam, you have brought a brilliant poem on Neelakurinji Flowers Of Munnar which are purple blue in color and much attractive, found at Indefatigable mountains of Western Ghats, Munnar, Kerala state of India.It is wonderful that these flowers bloom once in twelve years. From Poet's Note I came to know that you

0 0 Reply
Rajnish Manga 04 January 2020

Both Nature and Man wait with eagerness, its mesmerising splendour.... when blue flowers of Neelakurinji blooms every twelve years over the vast expanse of Munnar hills below the mountains of the Western Ghats. I never knew about this unique flower. Thanks for sharing this special poem in the Flower series.

0 0 Reply
Unnikrishnan E S 06 December 2019

Nature has any number of hidden treasures. Neelakurinji, flowering only once in twelve years, imparting a wonderful hue to the entire Nilgiris is one such treasure. Man is already encroaching her habitat and it may not be long before she also feels the heat...

0 0 Reply

Flowering of Neelakrinji once in 12 years is one of the wonders of nature. It's splendour and subtle beauty fills the hearts of viewers. Thank you Geeta Menon for this poem sharing this poem.

0 0 Reply
vaidyanathan Ram 06 November 2019

Nice to hear about the beautiful flower,with expression,thank u dear poet,10p

0 0 Reply
Aniruddha Pathak 04 November 2019

Magnificent flowers, magnificent its poem, I visited Munnar Hills twice but was not lucky to see them. The picture fulfills my wish today. Thank you so much dear poet.

0 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Close
Error Success