A white Peacock

White peacock
P Gaan

P K Routray

(1)

A white peacock spreading its tail,

in a dancing posture does it tell,

“Look, I am the most beautiful of creatures,

a long neck, tall legs, crown on head as features.

In tropical countries I look different,

heralding monsoon I cause rain to pour in torrent.

My feathers are deep blue and spotted,

Krishna used to stick those on his head.

In cold countries I have become white as snow,

to be in harmony with nature, you know”

(2)

Female community generally has the sweetness and beauty,

to command the protection of males’ strength and masculinity.

Woman dances and dresses and looks charming,

Man enviably lacks the lady’s‘grace and grooming.

But the peacock takes care of this aspect of man’s inner desire and grudge,

In grace and gaiety to a peahen he never does budge.

Why does such difference exist in this creation?

Somewhere His logic is understood but somewhere the logic to Him is best known.

In whiteness of color of this bird people from east see an unseen wonder,

because their peacock has magnificent design and color in its crown and feather.

Being born in cold and snow with white surrounding of nature,

These peacocks have to agree with nature and adopted white as their color.

Man in the east requires less food and cloth to live with temperature,

But man in the west wants more energy in food and cloth to fight for the cold weather,

As a simile to this the peacocks of east and west are different in color,

But like men their blood, ways of life and nature do not differ.