A childhood wish

Often in my dreams

I see the shallow streams

And the women singing in the paddy fields

the monsoon rains that makes the fields flood

And the morning sunlight that blooms every bud

the frogs in the streams that croak melodiously

the meditative painted storks that move cautiously

With a streak of white in my hair

and visible wrinkles on my cheeks

A splash of colours on my canvas

and the weather all calm and serene

I live and paint this lively scene

I live and paint this lively scene

One time in my childhood my father was posted in a small cantonment called Hempur (Uttaranchal) located between Kashipur and Ramnagar. And everyday while going to school I use to relish the countryside and wished that sometime later in my life i comeback and live in this place again. I still hope that my childhood wish comes true.