*** A RESURRECTION! <br />When a gentle spark ignites a raging forest fire, <br />The monsoon rains quenches its flaming thirst <br />entire! <br />But the riot of colors which the rains help to spill <br />around, <br />When nature is set a blaze, and in yellow, red and <br />crimson abound, <br />Even the rains fail to extinguish such a raging blaze! <br />Till Autumn comes in stealth to consume and erase, <br />But that too - is only a passing phase! <br />And who can bring back the rosy tinge on Nature’s <br />withered cheeks? <br />One must wait for the arrival of the season’s king – <br />Spring! <br />To breathe life once more making the flowers to <br />bloom, <br />Whose intoxicating fragrance makes the honey bees <br />swoon, <br />For nature has regenerated itself once more! <br />And like the faded blossoms we must make way, <br />For fresh flowers to usher in a brighter day! <br /> -Raj Nandy <br /> 20 Nov 09<br /><br />RAJ NANDY<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-resurrection/