First Snow: A poem by Dr. Sai Surve-Rane
It has been a few days
Since I saw the squirrel run,
Who mocked my cautious ways,
Of a hibernation that had begun
Way back in summer.
Serves you right, you sprightly rodent,
For teasing me all this time.
Scampering about, a tad too impudent,
It is now your turn to quarantine
Into months of forced slumber.
Locked-down, snowed-in, we wait,
And watch the streets transform
Into heavenly white landscapes
Through fogged windows of our dorms,
A glistening stunner.
Yet, through months of confinement,
I find my heavy heart lighten,
At unchanged greetings of the climate,
Since I saw the squirrel run,
Who mocked my cautious ways,
Of a hibernation that had begun
Way back in summer.
Serves you right, you sprightly rodent,
For teasing me all this time.
Scampering about, a tad too impudent,
It is now your turn to quarantine
Into months of forced slumber.
Locked-down, snowed-in, we wait,
And watch the streets transform
Into heavenly white landscapes
Through fogged windows of our dorms,
A glistening stunner.
Yet, through months of confinement,
I find my heavy heart lighten,
At unchanged greetings of the climate,
As my window sills brighten.
Lovely!!
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