The joy of autumn

The joy of autumn
P K Routray

After the rain
with luxuriant growth of plants for food grain,
with blue sky overhead
and clean blue water tuning on river bed,
with cool and calm atmosphere all-around,
the nature generates scenic color and melodious sound.
Peasants sing in joy with tear
seeing their corn field with fruits of their hard labor.
Birds sing on getting freedom from the rain,
animals dance with joy as for food they are no longer under strain.
Morning dews glisten like pearls reflecting the distant sun,
breaking the mighty sun to minute billion,
thereby speaking God the infinite
can be contained in all hearts with Autumn’s spirit.
Fallen leaves of variety color
add to enhance the nature’s splendor.
Similarly in autumn of our life with full maturity
we shed our past impressions and impurities acquired over the years in plenty.
Blue color has the property to scatter most,
hence dominate over other color and appeal to our sight utmost.
In autumn this color rules the sky, ether and water
as if all-pervading God has painted Himself with this color.
Blue color symbolizes the ability
of verbalizing and communicating capability
with intelligent expression,
metaphorically the blue sky and blue water intend to sing and dance in Autumn.