Poem: Embracing Nature

Prashant Dwivedi
Aug 31, 2018 · 2 min read

(Below: Nature in rain enhanced color, picture taken Monsoon 2017).

Embracing Nature

A whiff of rains embracing the earth

An eye for the drop on the leaf

A yearning for the thrill of the woods

An ear for the secrets of the breeze

You see the clouds roll on the plains

From the fabled depths of the sea

They step into the lives of the everyman

As nature never ceases to please

Seeking nature in the bylanes of the city?

Behind the cemented walls of town?

It’s in the nest on the parapet

Where a sparrow could be found

Find nature in your mind and heart

Don’t despair for the lack of ground

Plant a garden on your windowsill

Ever so good to have nature around

For all the calm that is lost in the city

Twice in the woods can be found.

© Prashant Dwivedi

(Below: Clouds take over the sky as I concluded an evening run on the running tracks at the famed Chandrashekhar Azad Park, Allahabad. Cool winds and good music nursing the ears make a delightful running experience. The park is nothing short of a grand prize if you want to be amidst nature without crossing city limits).

Originally published at my blog (theverdantmind.tumblr.com). Drop by for my prose , poetry and more.

Prashant Dwivedi

Merrily (mis)spending my youth. A man of myriad interests & a curious mind. Relish reading, writing, humming & strumming guitars. ✒️theverdantmind.tumblr.com

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