Is this paradise?

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Copyright Neena Kumar

In the morning light,
imbued with colors’ bright,
were spangled remnants,
an artist’s delight.
Had Heaven descended on earth,
or had little elves visited last night?
Brushes in hand, swishing nymph like,
hues, perhaps from paradise.
Yellow, ochre, crimson red,
as far as the eye could see
they’d swept, in a tawny tide.
Underfoot too were traces
as they’d tiptoed through the darkness,
nimbly moving, arranging
with the tiniest detail in mind.
Is this autumn when, the trees shed their leaves? 
Or is this spring, replete in
fluorescent magnificence?
Nature’s every colour, is sheer delight!
©Copyright Suverchala Kashyap
A page from an anthology of my poems each one beautifully illustrated by a very able artist Neena Kumar, USA, (A friend too). This water colour is specially done for this poem…The collection is slated for publication soon.
P.S. Felt like sharing, a leaf from my collection as a preview, as the world observes Earth Day tomorrow, for we have very little reason to celebrate : our insensitivity creating more barren spaces than colored-scapes!


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