Saturday, April 8, 2023

Kerala backwaters

Watery Dawn

The stillness of watery dawn, rippled only by your boat 
The gliding water snake turns back, only to check you out
The pond heron takes off, as you look startled at what was Hyacinth 
You know it's a feast, as hundreds of Cormorants duck underneath

The toddy trees in stupor, seem to topple over the edge,
As the deft fisherman ties his mundu, and gives his boat a nudge
The hazy monstrous tentacles , are Chinese nets that stretch to horizon 
The red-ball suddenly appears, like a jewel to adorn 

The lilies open up, and birds get chirping
kettuvallams get started, and temples get chanting
As the backwaters wake up, to a beautiful morning 
You can't help but wonder, if you had been dreaming !

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