UNCANNY
Come September, floods receding,
Waterworld surrendered to nature,
Sprouting Kans grass at river banks,
Canopy of whiteness plays with wind,
White furry Kasatandi senses uncanny,
Season in the corner festive once more,
Brimming river furry melted quickly,
Sandbeds golden Kans-grass smiles,
Flows water quietly getting blue,
Sparkles dancing on sunrays glaze,
No thunderous cloud dark rising,
White clouds matching Kasatandi,
Sailing gently bright behind the sun,
Fails to blanket cover sun radiate,
Typhoon distanced wind blows slow,
Nature with uncanny sense changes,
Bridal dress greenery flower-bedecked,
Mature sweet fruit leaves colored,
Forest acquires spectacle panoramic,
Paradise descended on meadows,
Crevasse, gurgles waters pouring,
Transparent refracts diamond glitters,
Between rock cracks percolates cold,
Relishing lives refreshing breeze again,
Nature getting ready, uncanny arrival,
Feels, descending to earth after a year,
Tiny grass spread fast, covering valleys,
Descend Mother to earth again,
Velvety grass, soft, spreading to invite,
Sprouting wildflowers, colorful fragrant,
Colored butterflies picturesque crowd,
Got message uncanny her arrival,
The buzzing sound of honey bees,
The humming music of dragonflies,
Mirth, even children pick sudden,
Uncanny world getting so decorated, singing,
Air, water, sky, the greens are pleasant,
Uncanny sense of earth feeling musical,
Vocal singing bird weather beautiful,
Packing our baggage return home,
Village on outskirts of town, nature’s lap,
An old temple of Goddess to celebrate,
Planning nearby villagers to attend,
Village market, largest, to open soon,
Vendors rustic, urban, far-flung arrive,
Goods myriad mindboggling variety,
Spices, millet, corns, rice, wheat,
Sugar, salt, homemade products,
Oil variety many homemade pure,
Consumer goods annual mile long,
Cows buffalo seed for cultivation,
Harvest after the Puja or coincided,
Golden field, standing crops sways,
Peasants offer new grains to Mother,
Ten hands mother weaponize,
Killing demonic beast furious,
Puja celebrated mythical killing,
For nine days, town, villages, noisy,
Celebrate worship idol of mother,
Trident in hand, foot on the chest,
Three eyes, one at forehead focused,
Ornaments, gold, silver, jewelry craft,
Silk saree, dressed mother, tiny feet,
Long hair black, flowing and snake,
Lion charging at the demonic beast,
Symbol of prosperity, security, wisdom,
Mother will give in ten hands to a child,
Alas, a child has only two hands,
Uncanny sense a child surrendered,
Sat on her lap, I am yours, give me,
I inherit your grace, not with hands.
@ Bijayananda Mishra
