Trees swayed like hell's angels! Razed from the ground, they fell helplessly. Leaves trembled, thunder rumbled, birds screeched. Like a clarion call.
Scared, all night I waited for the storm to abate.
Then I unfurled my wings, flew through the silent sky and sang my victory song
P.S: Its inspired by a poem by Harivansh Rai Bachchan. I wish I remembered the poem.. but the image of the poem still lingers. We had that poem for class IX i guess. It is about regeneration. After the storm comes the rebuilding.. if I am not wrong its called ' Need ka nirmaan phir phir, neh ka aavhaan phir phir' I can be wrong ofcourse :(
P.P.S: This pic was taken by me from my mobile. Tweaked it a bit to give the silhouette look.
P.P.P.S: I got the poem googled yay!!
Need Ka Nirman Phir Phir, Neh Ka Ahvan Phir Phir
Yah Uthee Aandhi Ki Nabh Mein
Chha Gaya Sahasa Andhera
Dhooli Dhoosar Badalon Ne
Bhoomi Ko Is Bhaanti Ghera
Raat Sa Din Ho Gaya
Phir Raat Aayee Aur Kali
Lag Raha Tha Ab Na Hoga
Is Nisha Ka Phir Savera
Raat Ke Utpaat Bhay Se
Bheet Jan Jan Bheet Kan Kan
Kintu Prachi Se Usha Ki
Mohini Muskaan Phir Phir,
Need ka nirman phir phir
Neh ka avhaan phir phir!
Kruddha nabh ke vajradanton mein
Usha hai muskaraati,
Ghor garjanmay gagan ke
kanth mein Khag pankti gaati
Ek chidiya chonch mein
Tinka liye jo jaa rahi hai
Vah sahaj mein hi pavan unchaas ko
Neecha dikha rahi hai.
Nash ke dukh se kabhi
Dabta nahin nirmaan ka sukh
Pralay ki nistabdhata mein
Srushti ka navgaan phir phir.
Need ka nirmaan phir phir
Neh ka aavhaan phir phir.
While I am at it, here's my english translation.. however it loses the impact in the translation :( The whole feel of reading it in hindi and feeling the rush of emotions... cannot be expressed!! Anyhow, here goes nothing...
Create the foundations yet again
Recall the beauty yet again
With storm arising
Darkness has spread everywhere
Clouds leaden with rain ( dark black clouds)
Has enveloped the earth such that
Day seemed like night
And then came a darker night still
It seemed like this night would be forever
And dawn would never end the torments of the night
Every living creature, every particle is scared[ jan jan== people kan kan== particle]
But from the east rises,
A beautiful smiling sun..
Create the foundations yet again
Recall the beauty yet again
In between the strong teeth of cruel sky,
Sun smiles,
In the thunderous throat of scary sky,
The bird sings songs
When the little bird flies with a small grain in its beak,
It mocks at the 49 different types of the winds!
Under the sadness of destruction,
The happiness of regeneration doesn't disappear
In the chaos of the tempest lies
The song of the regeneration
Create the foundations yet again
Recall the beauty yet again
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