Song of Nature: A Poem by Jayashree Bhattacherjee

 

I seek solace in nature when my heart is crushed with grief

A thousand blended philharmonic notes call for comfort and render relief

I watch the birds sing and play, their strain I cannot measure

But the orchestra they're engaged in is always a thrill of pleasure

With all its merry minstrelsy the voluble, vehement, velvety bees buzz over the grass

Singing rhythmically to each and every blossom they seem to pass

A beautiful butterfly goes winging by, a Cuckoo comes after

Nature from earth to sky, full of dulcet, delightful concord, bubble with laughter

I am allured by the harvest moon that gives an iridescent glow

Churning its melodious lay reflecting onto the pool below

Crickets and cicadas belt out a tune in perfect harmony, as the frogs start their chorus

Those reeds by the pool swaying in the gentle breeze play their part glorious

The germinated seeds, turning into boisterous blossoms, sing songs of salvation

On the jostling stalk, sway with divine rhythm, the purple profusion

It is heaven on earth listening to nature's soothing, sonorous, sweet sounds

Where every note is in tune and God's love simply abounds

As I hear nature's lifting, lively lilt, my mind catches the cadence

My soul soaks in the symphony, the gliding glissando fills me with joyance

This tuneful tempo is the only therapy that I need the most when I feel blue

It lifts up my spirit and surely makes me so cheerful that I pull through.