Darkness falls upon the environs

Night bends to a deepening shade of grey

Crickets serenade a dancing zephyr

The sky is pinned with stars and the moon

The water gliding willfully

Through rivers and streams                          

Singing songs of appease

I inhale the scents of Nature

The wafting smell of gardenias

So redolent with the fragrance of the surroundings

Intoxicated spirit, enamoured by Nature's beauty

In reverence, I look up to the Heavens

by Susmita Mukherjee