At the peak of
sunrise, when people wake up from their slumber for the auspicious day to get a
glimpse of the deity of Lord Krishna, the tree which once seemed to be leafy
and naked of flowers, starts to adorn itself with ornaments of gold that are
seemingly matchless to real gold. And as it stands, glimmering in the morning
rays with pearls of dew studded on it, like a bride bedecked in the most
exquisite jewellery, it is truly
deserving to be known as ‘Kanikonna ‘ (Golden Showers).
A few days back, we were all in the midst of
the exam fever. Revisions and warm-up test papers were all a part of our diet.
But the wonderful thoughts of summer vacation had made me more enthused to
study. Now that the holidays are here and ‘Vishu’ is just a few days ahead,
those flowers are in aplenty. Even though its summer and the wrath of the Sun
God tires us out, the serene view of the ‘Kanikonna’ hanging in a bunch from the branches
refreshes my mind. In the monsoon season, this tree would be hiding a amongst
the other high and mighty trees. It shies away from everyone and its bare
branches would stick out becoming a nuisance. But now, no one would go past the
tree without stealing a glance. It stands as a queen amongst the other flowers
and when the wind is on its cheek, its petals wither away and fall onto the
ground like ‘Golden
Showers’. This is one of the most
remarkable idiosyncrasies of the ‘Kanikonna’.
Summer is always the best time for children. We can play and have fun to our heart’s content. Besides this, the lemon yellow flowers that envelope the tree and canopies my house gives the environment an atmosphere of spring.
It was nice walking down the memory lane of exams and summers. That would be the best part of exams; the summer vacation that followed. In my town we had a lot of mango trees. Its branches had some seeds, maybe, which would give out a certain smell. To this day, when I get that smell, all I can think of is playing out in the sun from dusk to dawn, and on and on.
ReplyDeleteAnd we have something like the golden showers in our home; its called orange rush/shower. Its a beautiful creeper that is slowly covering our roof.:)