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| courtesy: google image
Mischievous
is truant winter
With
its feet ready to drop out
Pursing
its warm lips in a pout
Runs
the errant child of Nature
El
Nino is its dearest peer
Holding
hands they joyfully shout
Mischievous
is truant winter
With
its feet ready to drop out
Green
parrots now are in despair
Date
palm sap forgot to drip out*
We
failed to meet its needs no doubt
So
it flees and elsewhere loiters
Mischievous
is truant winter
*In winter a slit is made into the date palm
tree for the sap to drip out and collect into a pot to be made into jaggery by
heating (During summer the heat at night makes the sap rancid and alcoholic).This
is known as Nolen Gurh in Bengal, a winter delicacy. But this year we almost had
a warm December and topsy turvy weather because of El Nino.
Posted for dVerse MTB; The Rondel
Nolen Gurh, courtesy ; google image
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Friday, 12 February 2016
Winter Skips Bengal
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What a lovely conceit! I love the idea of truant winter, as you portray. Beautifully constructed.
ReplyDeleteThe seasonal changes have been unpredictable Sumana ~ We had a slow start on winter & now its bitterly cold ~ This reminds me of our maple sap, which is harvested at the end of winter ~ I like the mischievous is truant winter ~
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely incredible! Love the mix of culture behind your verse :D Beautifully penned!
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Sanaa
That is fascinating. So this Winter you haven't needed heat?
ReplyDeleteI did not realize you had such a mild winter there, Sumana. Sad about the green parrots; and I imagine everyone missed the jaggery. I would guess that the process for collecting this sap would be similar to that we use to collect maple tree sap to make maple syrup. I think this is done here late April.
ReplyDeleteYes this year winter was mild...we had jaggery but not of the best quality, really missed that heavenly scent...winter in Bengal is very much scented with various delicacies made from this...
Deletea truant winter... What a brilliant description... I had never heard of jaggery before.
ReplyDelete"truant winter" -- this, in and of itself, if just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteInteresting back story, too. I like how you personify truant winter. Our winter in teh So. California desert must be playing hooky with yours.
ReplyDeleteWe had a pretty truant winter too. Just this past week or so it has turned cold for us but up until then we had warm temps and lots of rain...too much rain! I love this Sumana. I didn't know that about date palms.
ReplyDeleteWe've had a warmer than normal winter here too
ReplyDeleteWhimsical nature!
ReplyDeleteThe seasonal changes have been crazy this year.....lovely poem.
ReplyDeleteLovely poem. The seasonal changes all provide their own "treats"...so nice to read of this special happening in Bengal. Yes -- seems the weather is topsy turvy everywhere!
ReplyDeleteLove that opening line: "Mischievous is truant winter" - it sets the stage, perfectly. A very edifying, beautifully drawn poem-and-post.
ReplyDeleteSpRing Azaleas bloom
ReplyDeletein Winter heat..
Winter
cOld floWers
wait for frosty
gRound..
Tornadoes
come next
iN balanCinG
revenge..
spectators
oF awEsome
Nature aLL are wE..:)