By Sakibur Rahman Arnab
It was a blooming day of ebullience and ecstasy beside an affectionate river.
The wandering clouds partially obscured the glorious face of the Sun,
Intermittent hefty winds and drizzles made the soul quiver,
And twittering songs of the inhabitants of the emerald trees had begun.
Their enchanting melodies penetrated profoundly into the depths of the heart,
While the tiresome sorrows and inexorable woes began to depart.
The melody of their mysterious chorus was filled with joy and exuberance,
Rejoiced in the presence of reality and conveying tunes of resolution.
Glossy swans swooped and fluttered their wings with supreme patience,
The superficial wavelets of the emotional river ignited the passion.
A tranquil haven, surrounded by the celestial beauties of nature,
The winds and river provided sanctuary to the soul that sought adventure.
The divine trees persistently muttered their reticent enchantments.
The aquatic respiratory bubbles twirled around a solitary water hyacinth.
The grasshoppers murmured their crackling songs over the grass embankments,
And modest winds made the hydrophyte plant and the fizzes sway in labyrinth.
Delicate chants and breezes evoked the conscience to an exalted position,
While the sensational beauty of the river stimulated a vehement ambition.
Momentary clouds receded and a beam of aspiration fell into resting eyes.
The exuberant Sun illuminated the desires with beams of inspiration.
Through the glaring rays, emerald auras began to rise,
With visions of encouragement, adrift in the ocean of contemplation.
Encouraged by deep lessons to attain through time and perseverance;
It exhorted a session to strive with patience and endurance.
The crimson Sun commenced to sink into the broad and misty horizon,
And a shimmer of dusky orange flickered on the river’s mirror.
The dazzling reflection and the scarlet sky formed a thoughtful comparison.
Birds chirped their way home and the leaves swooshed with a gentle shiver.
Each sound conveyed its essence with a touch of tenderness,
And the gusts of the hefty breeze stirred a sense of gratefulness.
Twilight came with a horde of queries and a flock of unresolved questions—
In the quandary to unveil the purpose of earthly existence and the dawn of time.
Then, the solitary Moon emerged from the dark and offered blessed lessons;
An onerous query can deprive one of witnessing beauty so prime.
The shimmering glitter on the flowing stream embodied meanings deep and wide.
The celestial beauty glowed in silver beams, stirring hopes that gleamed inside.
The embrace of seclusion amidst the excursion of the soul’s contentment
In the enchanting night, with a train of metaphysical contemplation.
The splashing sounds of raindrops brought solitude’s refinement,
And the pensive soul engaged with nature in a silent conversation.
Thereafter, frogs sang their anthem and night birds hooted from their cocoon,
While tenacious majesty continued to disperse from the graceful Moon.
The glory of the divine Sun subsequent to each bleak dawn,
Where the enchantments of nature act as a healing mechanism,
Compensated for the lamentations of all the days that are gone.
The incessant gracefulness of the interminable sky upraised the wisdom,
Meanwhile, the depth of the seas, the might of the waves, evoked a virtuous emotion,
While the opulence of the evergreen trees filled the heart with loving devotion.
The picture caption – If I were to describe a sanctuary or haven, in one word, I would merely say nature. My soul is always at peace when I am surrounded by trees, rivers, oceans, and birds. Wildlife fascinates me. (The picture of the Turag River is taken by Sakibur during a boat trip on a rainy day)