Mother Nature talks to us in
various beautiful ways. The bright shine from the sun, chirping of the birds,
lovely colours of the flowers, glow of the moon, twinkling stars, and the colourful
rainbow are few happenings that bring us close to our self and open doors to
unlock the beauty within us.
One fine afternoon, I was
sitting on the verandah looking for some inspiration to write. The sky was a
little pale with a formation of clouds that was shaped like a big ice cream. Somewhere
I heard a clap, a thunder. It was as though the clouds were laughing hard. A
chill breeze swiped the clouds and brought forth a few drops of rain. Little
drops of water fell on dry earth. An amazing smell arose out of the wet mud.
It’s a smell that brings out the child in us - young child that enjoys the
secret beatitudes. As I sat absorbed in the freshness that came along with the
scent of wet mud, the rain drops increased in volume and pat, pat, pat came the
shower with full force. The little birds went back to their nests, cats and
squirrels hid in the tiny places they could find and flowers, as if they were
thirsty for a long time, leaned in and enjoyed the bath earnestly. Little
children came out to dance in the rain merrily.
The drops of rain looked like
little silver bells falling on earth creating a jingle as they touched the
ground. Wish I had a string to pull them all together… The flowers rejoiced the
shower and a solitary dove sat happily drenched in water. I saw the trees
standing tall and strong despite the heavy downpour. Though they bent along
with the wind they did not break. A beautiful shower is a messenger from the
heavens blessing the earth with happy times. These little drops that strike the
earth are going to merge with the huge ocean taking a long course down winding
paths and tunnels touching and making a difference in many lives.
When a singer is about to stop
singing, he slowly brings his song to an end, by reducing the volume step by
step and slowing down the pace. The music reverberates in our ears even after
he has finished it. Just like that, the rain came to an end with the drops
reducing slowly in intensity. Little birds walked out of their nest to sing a
beautiful song full of gratitude towards nature for the wonderful shower. Cats
and squirrels started their play again. The dew drops on the leaves glistened
in the shine and birds pecked on the little water puddles left on the ground.
The Sun, which seemed to be hiding behind the clouds walked out with its
smiling golden shine and lit the whole place with an air of felicity. It was as
though some beautiful soul had come in and Mother Nature welcomed the little
one to this earth with her joyous festival.
-
Sandhya
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