Sunday, June 27, 2021

THIS SUMMER WAS DIFFERENT

 

THIS SUMMER WAS DIFFERENT

 

This Summer was different

Not that the sun lessened its heat

Not that the hot winds stopped blowing

Not that dawn started appearing earlier than normal

Not that the days seemed longer and nights shorter

Rather , the plants around seemed to be greener

The early morning air appeared fresher

The chirping of the birds sounded merrier

The dancing of the peacock looked fancier

Blooming of the flowers looked flamboyanter

Nature truly appeared adorned in beautification

Just like the landscape of the painter dipped in perfect colors of harmony

The flora and fauna breathing life fresh and clean

Ecstasy prevailing all around in the screen

But the evolved intelligent genre seemed to be tucked in

The four walls, the TV screen, the digital device was all it could live with in

The visit to granny's house was not there

Nor was uncle aunt's visit to the kid's abode

No hill station visits, no sea beaches to revisit

No meetings with kith and kin

As social distancing has been the only meme

Time seemed to have taken a pause

With only masks, gloves, sanitizers and the frequent hand wash

Uncertainty prevailing all around

Digitalization taking troll in every ground

Mankind seemed to be living upside down

And Nature glowing with sunshine and beam.

 

 

 

 

                                   Composed by Srishti Mishra

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