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RAGHAV BAL MARDHEKAR
Poems
Jan 2021
A TALE OF SEASONS
A TALE OF SEASONS
New Delhi 22/4/99
I saw the gray mists rising
Cresting high o'er the tide
The thunder of the tempest
Lashing shores bleak and wide
I watched the heaving breast
Gasping out a tortured plea
As the tempest shrieking struck
From its home beneath the sea
The tears of headless trees
In pools of blossoms lay
Torn limbs with studied care
Ranged along the traveller's way
I heard the groans of men
In silent impotence caged
Mute spectators they stood
Even while the tempest raged
But then its ordeal over
Nature relented for a while
I saw the first faint twitching
Of the beginning of a smile
The pangs of birth were over
I watched sweet Nature bring
Midwif'd by seasonal Time
Earth's golden child of Spring
Soft fragrance lined its cradle
Of coyly blushing blooms
Woo'ed by a gentle breeze
It wafted through my rooms
I saw the Gate's were open
In tranquil skies above
The Heaven's gift of sunshine
Sent for the child with love
The tears the trees had shed
To nectar turned by Night
They nursed the smiling infant
Midst gurgles of delight
Spring skipped her way to youth
Light footed 'cross my dreams
Her songs of joy had echoed
'Cross mountains, vales and streams.
While still her locks shone gold
Time led his Earth to bed
For Nature's rules are strict
Four times the Earth must wed.
Their union's long been fated
Their childrens' names are known
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Each in their image grown
I wonder what she's thinking
As she looks upon each birth
The angry face of Summer
Her soft Spring's, lilting mirth.
Her Autumn's clad in sunsets
Quiet Winter pensive stares
Earth's pride is shared equal
By the offspring that she bears.
When Summer's fiery temper
Scorched her dancing ground
Then Spring, soft, fragile creature
Could no longer skip around.
She waited knowing another
Would quieten Summer's ire
For Autumn lowers the temper
Stills Summer's raging fire.
Freed of the Summer sun
Mother Earth's in shadow ******
Her Autumn gives her clothes
Of soft gold and melding rust.
With quiet and firm demeanour
He's dressed ever so neat
Some hues of Spring he wears
With a mellowed Summer's heat
His time is short, he knows
Cold Winter's in the womb
But Autumn's ever cherished
For his colours break the gloom
Staid Winter's born in white
Earth nurtures him in turn
A quiet life spent awaiting
For his sister to return
Of all the lovely siblings
I do love Spring the most
Her laughter and her colours
For three Seasons had been lost
I loiter across the meadows
Spring's gaiety by my side
Her locks of gold are rampant
Like the frothing of the tide
Each year the Earth is fertile.
Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
I envy her her children
And her equal pride in all.
Written by
RAGHAV BAL MARDHEKAR
70/M/INDIA
(70/M/INDIA)
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