Gliding smoothly the leaf placed itself at the feet of the tree. The other leaves welcomed the new one and she flew from one group to the other exchanging pleasantries. This was probably their last meeting! The leaves stayed still when people walked by or stepped on them. The rustling of the leaves is actually them trying to stifle their pain :(. I shut the window and went back to work.
The next morning they were all gone!! I looked ahead and saw all of them huddled into a cart but no one looked sad instead they were waving at the tree and possibly me....They were after all paving the way for the new ones as nature intended.
I looked at the tree standing tall despite losing all its glory and ready to brave the seasonal showers. It, like the leaves accepted the law of nature. This reminded me of how we humans resist it all the time and as a consequence suffer!!!!
© Trina Sarkar-Mohapatra, All rights reserved
The next morning they were all gone!! I looked ahead and saw all of them huddled into a cart but no one looked sad instead they were waving at the tree and possibly me....They were after all paving the way for the new ones as nature intended.
I looked at the tree standing tall despite losing all its glory and ready to brave the seasonal showers. It, like the leaves accepted the law of nature. This reminded me of how we humans resist it all the time and as a consequence suffer!!!!
© Trina Sarkar-Mohapatra, All rights reserved
2 comments:
superb writing, almost autobiography :)
Thanks :)
Post a Comment