Inspired by the Andaman & Nicobar islands tour Dec 2009
A whiff of salty sea bound breeze
Does wonders on a Soul unrest,
Her ever so gentle caress sweeps
Tumultuous thoughts with sagacious ease!
Thus awakened, the Soul perceives
Mighty hands of Nature moving dexterously,
For the World is her canvas
And the vista changes endlessly!
Verdant palms and mangroves thrive
Luxuriant with Sun and nectar of Life,
They curve towards their life giving elements
With upturned images in the turbulent sea!
The horizon is but a cerulean haze
Hard to make out in a mind numbing maze,
Of the azure sky merging seamless
With the distant blue of the mighty oceans!
Snowy clouds scud fast past
Led by leviathan winds high in the sky,
Some bear semblance to flocks of sheep
And some mere wisps of fine cotton trail!
Leviathan does more than lead
The surface film of the mighty sea,
Waves thus formed crash with earnest force
A mere knuckle of Nature’s potent powers!
Deep blue to a turquoise sheen
To emerald hue with a foamy crest,
Diaphanous surfs surge infinitely
And vanish as ripples at the feet!
Receding waters bring to light
Talc like sand in its pallid tint,
From bronze to ivory the tones emerge
At the tryst of elements in the shores!
Creatures of the sea scuttle by
With tiny legs that belie size,
Cetaceans to crustaceans coexist
In perfect harmony in this canvas!
The Soul feels refreshed, buoyant
It soars afar in boundless joy!
Every breath is like a cleansing ritual
Divesting the gore and grime of selfish thoughts!
Thus beholding Nature at her best
Her creations that by far shadow any of Man’s,
Epiphanies strike the open Soul
Stark insights of universal truths!
Impunity of Man ne’er was so evident
As He kneels before Her vast expanse,
A faint voice whispers soft in one’s ears
“Why can’t you embrace Peace like the rest of my creations?”!
