If You Cut a Tree; You Cut Your Own Mother – Poems on Environment , Wildlife , Mother Nature , Global Warming by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

67. DEHRADUN AND MUSSORRIE ( INDIA ) .

A garland of formidably handsome mountains ; royally decked

up in beautifully unparalleled tufts of emerald green vegetation ,

Dense and astoundingly profound clusters of clouds floating in

unfettered abandon ; kissing the farthermost epitomes of the

hills with untold stories of enamoring benevolence ,

Delightfully robust creeks weaving their way in an unabashed

freshness through the rocky swirl; as they eventually melanged

with sobriety atthe rock bottom of the river bed ,

Tantalizing waterfalls of immaculate white froth cascading

majestically into a mist triumphant optimism ; that thoroughly

charmed the spirit of a commercially depraved and

impoverished existence ,

Exuberant and curved lanes through the gigantic slopes that

rhapsodically led a beleaguered traveler to one of his most

cherished destinations ; in an adventure towards exhilarating

righteousness ,

Fiercely mischievous monkeys gnawing at fruits of myriad

shapes and proportions – feasting at those occasional

succulent crumbs hurled by children – without giving a trifle

damn to vehicles that whizzed past at whirlwind speeds ,

Sporadic thunderstorms accompanied with indomitably

passionate streaks of silver lightening ; that triggered

unmatched infernos of desire through the solitariness of

untainted valley ,

An instantaneous spell of torrential rain whilst sipping

marvelous hot tea in the garden ; which to the utter and

incredulous amazement yielded impeccable white pearls of the

seasons virgin snow,

An entire Herculean maze of tall trees that constituted the royal

approach to the spectacular city; an entrenchment so thickly

foliated; that it was here that wildlife existed to its unhesitatingly

glorious best ,

An unprecedented chill in the atmosphere as the night

romantically descended in the pristine gorge ; and the woolens

which had become so obsolete in the sweltering city now

snatched impromptu from the innermost corners of the

suitcase,

Unbelievably tall peaks clad in frosty coats of ice ; looming

large and phlegmatically into the distant horizons as the car

entered and swerved sharply towards the last motorable patch

on the extraordinarily tenacious rock ,

A gloriously golden dawn which brought alongwith it an

optimistic desire to excel for the cause of goodness and truth -

as the invincible fireball of Sun brilliantly empowered the

surface of earth with the light of love and friendship,

Gregarious grass buds sensuously draped in dew ; with frogs

joyously scampering through the plush lawns – as nimble feet

indisputably relished their compassionate stroll on the ground

after ages ; early morning ,

Tourists flocking from different parts of the globe ; at their

vibrantly colorful best ; cherishing the verdant landscapes and

that steeped to incomprehensibly surreal heights – ultimately

ending into bits of ebullient open space,

A veritable treat for true lovers who philandered and flirted in

compassionate desire ; on a land which was replete with

sumptuously ecstatic adventure and a serenity that befitted

perfect camaraderie ,

Poets , writers - described the town’s imperious beauty in

verses, essays, that stupendously enthralled - and artists ;

sculptors ; delivered their fantabulous best - amidst the aweinspiring

natural environment which mollified the tiniest of

apprehension,

A panoramically adorable facilitator of peace – making the most

spitefully vengeful wholesomely shunt war and abominable

hatred – embrace the fellow living being in the essence of true

brotherhood ,

The palatial house of my wonderfully impressive grandparents

where I spent some of the most victorious moment of my

childhood – without worrying or contemplating an ounce on the

vagaries of the pompously spurious society,

I salute my revered and sacrosanct birthplace – ‘ Dehradun ’

and the imposingly towering queen hills of Mussorrie .

The End