A beauteous evening it was
The setting sun painted
The earth and sky with unbelievable hues
Stunned by the awesome panoramic view
And before it was cloaked by darkness
The lady galloped on her horse
Through the maze of the forest
Fringed with beautiful tall slim trees
The swaying verdant green tress
Enhanced their elegance
Animals big and small scared by the horse’s mad dash
Stood mutely glued to the ground
Watching with wide open eyes flooded with fear
They waited with their ears stretched to their utmost
Before scampering off to their hide outs
Up the trees, a hole in the ground, behind the bushes
Just anywhere far away from that horrifying thundering sound
Was all that mattered
A sudden bedlam arose as the birds took to their wings
Screaming and screeching
The sky was soon covered with beautiful silhouetted patterns
The joyous serene forest was thrown into chaos
The lady stalled her horse under the lush foliage
Shocked and saddened for marring the tranquility around
Soon everything appeared normal
The forest residents crawled out alert and wary
Carefully treading with parched throats towards the pool of water
The lady had missed it but was now struck dumb
By it’s shimmering water that had captured
The forest’s grandeur in it.
It was like watching a live show with varied creatures and
Vegetation performing a unique dance in the cool silvery water
Darkness was taking over the day but
Ruddy golden clouds still hovered in the sky
With motley of birds silently moving towards their cozy nests
In breathtaking patterns
Unhappily the awestruck lady tore herself from this grand feast
Cantering home, a mere figure she appeared
Drowned in Nature’s untouched, overwhelming beauty!
~By Anuradha. S. Bannore
Vadodara, India
a picturesque portrayal of the cool comforts of nature
nature at its glorifying best i the midst of raucous ‘hoofing’
brilliant piece of work