Feuilles

 

(Based on ‘Variations on a Theme by Corelli’ by Fritz Kreisler)
 

 

The sunlight drips, drips on the leaves,

Oh, the green, sublime leaves!

Glisten up, toss their heads,

In the gentle burlesque breeze!

 

The chromate seperates in two –

Godly yellow, and Venusian green

And these diffuse up, to form

A kaleidoscope no one saw before!

 

And when the Sun droops down,

O’er the edge of a valley,

The leaves sparkle, floating like

Wind chimes, and emitting sweet melodies…

 

When there’s a strong wind,

The leaves waltz in a ferocious manner,

Gentle breezes make those green heavens

Sway and swing in the wind…

 

And whether clouds hide the Sun’s glory,

Whether darkness covers up all of a sudden,

Nay, my dear one, they stand still,

The chrome green glistening in the dark…

 

When the scorching afternoon sun strikes the leaf

It seems as if it will burn it alive,

But soft! The green being just smiles,

Chromatizing the air with VIBGYOR’s middle hues…

 

Do leaves really have emotions?

Can leaves really speak out?

Are the reports that they are like us,

Behave like us, true?

 

Alas! The tragic chapter of life comes,

Autumn sets in, signalling the farewell…

Brothers depart, coaxing the crying newbies,

As they fall down to the earthen floor…

 

Winter makes it impossible

To survive; they chatter in the blizzard,

Yet smile, for they know

Reunion was just a season away…

 

Glorious Spring comes,

Blooming every little flower,

The trees fill with a lush green colour…

The leaves reunite with their pals!

 

A warm, cosy afternoon comes

Dripping the leaves with sunlight,

Now, as night approaches,

And as I slip into my forest bed,

I whisper gently,

Just like them, when they sway and swing

In the waltzing air,

And whisper gently these words:

‘Bonne nuit, chère feuilles!’

***

M.Macabre

30.11.2020

Dedicated to: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose (Happy Birthday!), Fritz Kreisler, Arcangelo Corelli, Anonymous, R.Escreva