A Cuckoo’s Song – ‘My Trysts with Nature’ Series

 

A cuckoo awaits the rains .

Photo Courtesy : http://www.flickr.com/photos/travinfoindia/ 

This news article ( http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chandigarh/Winged-seducer-that-heralds-monsoon/articleshow/4653999.cms )

 triggered some googling  and I learnt that the pied-crested cuckoo is a migratory bird from South Africa that visits India during the monsoons. And legend has it that this bird drinks nothing but the rainwater and that it dies if the rain does not come on time. 

And so far this year , the monsoon has been playing truant ; hence this cuckoo’s song.

 

I  see  the  Lightning’s  razzle-dazzle

Where  are  You  hiding , I  puzzle ? !

I  hear  the  Thunder’s  rumbling

It  doesn’t  get  Me  much  smiling .

 

I  watch  the  Clouds  turn  black

I  wonder  when  You’ll  be  back ;

I  feel  the  blowing  cool  gusty  Wind

Then  why  do  You  still  abscond ?

 

I  notice  the  fiery  Sun  softening

It  still  doesn’t  make  me  beaming ;

I  smell  the  Soil’s  pleasant  aroma

But  Your  arrival  is  still  an  enigma !

 

I  perceive  the  Sea is rougher ; 

And yearn to hear your laughter ;

 I  see  the  Trees  swaying  wildly

I  await  Your  arrival ,  anxiously .

 

My  Friend,  why  do  You  play  truant

Come  and  make  My  joy  abundant ;

Your  arrival  has  been  long  overdue

Of  what  purpose  are  all  these  cues ?

 

Good  are  all  these  harbingers

But ,  where  are  You ,  My  joy  Giver ;

In  Your  long  absence  I  perish

You  My  parched  spirit  nourish .

 

I  want  to  dance   in  Your  torrent

And  rejuvenate   My  hearts  content ;

I  want  to  sing  in  Your  drizzle

And  listen  to  Your  voice  affable

 

I  drink  only  from  Your  shower

No  other  water  drop  I   touch  ever ;

Come  and  quench  My  dying  thirst

You  are  My  soul’s  need ,  first  and  last .

 

Oh  seasonal  Monsoon

Please  come  here  soon ;

My  Dear  friend  Rain

Come  and  ease  my  pain .

 

 Do  not  my  woes  prolong

This  is  a  Cuckoo’s  song . 

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~ by Mithani on Thu, Jun 25, 09.