MY SPRING

MANGAT BADAL

MY SPRING

 For you

Spring might be in 

The month of *Falgun

Over here, if in month of *Ashadh

If clouds burst

And Bajra gets firmly rooted

Spreading all-over 

Creepers of *kakadia and *mateera

*Moong and *Mout

Cover entire ground

Then, all the seasons are 

Less significant than

*Sawan and *Bhadon

This is desert! Desert!!

All the seasons are different here

From the rest of world

Here, old age follows childhood

God know, who tears away

Page of youth

Life is a total strife 

With each and every breath

In the pin-drop silence of night

Even sand seems to be humming

Nature here plays

Novice, diverse roles

In this scorching ocean of sand

On the slopes of sand-dunes

*Khejra tree is standing on one leg

Like an obstinate hermit

Utterly occupied in deep meditation

And *kamedhi ushering in scorching noon

Seems to be busy singing hymn

Like a devotee

Each and every creature here

Struggles with life

In each and every breath

Such a picturesque effect

Can you find anywhere else

Where Falgun

Bestows flowers with distinct colours?

*Falgun: Month of February-March

* Ashadh: Month in rainy season

Sawan * Bhadon : months of Monsoon

*Kakriya * vegetation in desert area

 Mateera: pulpy, juicy fruit in desert

* Moong * Mout:  cereals grown in deserts

* Khejra; a  tree in desert

* Kamedhi : a singing bird in Rajasthan