A Rare Beauty Beheld!

Through the country paths, I lazily loitered Watching Nature in its changing hue Straying a little farther into the interiors Sundry and sublime vistas came into view In response to zephyr's warm embrace The silvery leaves joyously fluttered The bees busied themselves collecting pollen And birds on tree tops merrily chattered It was the fag end of verdant spring Summer's sun stood behind my head The moo of cattle was heard from far ‘Good day to you'….. Someone said. There stood on the hill, a boy around fifteen Obviously he was of tribal breed With a beaming smile, he greeted me Walking up to him, timidly he ran like a steed I saw him disappear behind the trees And enter into a hut tiny as a nest He lived in the lap of Mother Nature Far from the city and its sooty dust Being coaxed, he hesitantly came out My tone of assurance and pleasing smile Seemed to have won his confidence As to a friend, he shared his eventful tale Pointing to the cattle grazing in the slope He said, he earned a living caring the cattle He stayed in the woods all day long Feeding and tending his master's kine From dawn to dusk, through woods and meads He leads his herd, calling them by their name Unvexed, with simple pleasures he is content And with a nomad's life, he seems to be tame He said at home he has his invalid mother And bringing her back to health is his mission in life On referring to his mother, I watched his eyes glitter Nothing other than her illness posed to him any strife From every utterance, I could sense his filial love Even in abundance while shadows line many faces On his visage, hope lingered as a dancing flame To me he seemed above many, rich in other graces While parting, I handed over him some money Pausing unbelievably and with moist eyes Thankfully he accepted it. A gentle breeze passed caressing us As if over a kind gesture, Nature seemed to rejoice!