Ego:
Wind is erratic
It's scalding hot now
And biting cold then
Weather is unpredictable
It's awfully arid at one place
And totally humid at the other
Rain plays truant
Not a dropp in the season
Downpour when it’s past
Earth’s visage is deceptive
Landslides here
Volcanic eruption there
No element of Nature gives notice
It’s all over before you notice it
The mind is moody -
Animated at one time
And anomic at the other
Don't rue
O’er your indiscipline
Elements of Nature are
Unruly themselves
So
Go on being wild
Carry on irreconciled
Alter ego:
The Earth
For all her waywardness
Bruised and battered though
Has her discipline
She rotates and she revolves
Never lax
Never relaxing
She never skips
Her restless grind
Of day and night
Verdict:
Mood or no mood
Go on and ahead
Don’t rust in rest
Use rest for your best
The earth is giving you
Without any grumble
Without any demur
Seasons and crops and life
May be there are exceptions
But
What’s it that you give back to her
Except by way of rare exceptions?
[Mar 03,2009: : Hyderabad - 500 056]
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