Winter Poem by Rajesh G Pandharpurkar

Ah! The season of winter,
How beautiful,
How serene! !

My soul never before seemed pleased
Even when I viewed, the moon in full
or the lustrous country-side’s pleasant scene! !

The dawn wakes me up
With the bird’s melodious songs.
The fresh morning air fill my lungs up,
And I yearn to hear the distant sound of temple-gongs!

I thank thee my lord
For making this Winter delightful;
I pray to thee almighty
To make this season last for eternity! !
So that I could relish its beauty
To my heart’s full! !

The eagles soar high up in the spotless blue sky,
With an intention to embrace it.
But descend down with a regretful sigh;
As they remember that, this season, down there
Is the Heaven’s forgotten bit! !

As I sit by the fire-place
The epochs of my childhood reel down
With a tremendous pace.

I still can recall those juvenile days,
When I used to live by the country-side.

The foggy mornings were chilly
And the water in the ponds cold
But it bloomed as it always did,
The gracious white water-lily! !
Whose beauty, even the celestial gods would behold! !

The cat and the dog warmed themselves sitting by the fire-place
And there were absolutely no angry growls, no barks and no scratches!
Instead the dog put on a welcome look
And the cat gently purred
And they shared the same sleeping place!

When the natural enemies become bosom buddies,
We know,
‘Tis the season of gaiety,
‘Tis the season of non-enmity!

But when I wake up to reality,
I see everywhere, enmity, enmity, enmity!

When sworn enemies can forget their hostility,
Pray tell me why can’t we? ? ! ! !

Come, let’s join our hands together
With this heavenly season as a motivator
And make this earth a better place to live in;

Free from malice, free from selfishness,
free from cruelty and free from sin! !

‘Coz ‘tis the season of gaiety,
‘Tis the season of non-enmity! !


--Rajesh G Pandharpurkar
© RGP Creations


[27-October-1995: Friday]