The Momma Clan

As Mother earth gradually sets off towards equinox,
The Sun embarks its northerly transition: on a new path we walk.
The winter clouds have shed the moisture they were carrying;
The sky flaunts its clear blue hue; the trees sway with fresh zing.

The flowers, had been sleeping for a while now,
Sluggishly they wake up from their long slumber.
Celebration begins with sweets and delicacies-
The cute squirrels jump around in quite a number.

Chilly breeze still fills up the whole space
Pushing kites aloft, to greater heights.
It is time to reap the crops that were sown in autumn
People rejoice together, revive and re-live the familial ties.

Oh, what a beautiful way to welcome the changes in nature-
On Makar Sankranti begins a new phase- we continue with the cycle of life.

-Dr. Shilpa Chakrabarti