Gulmohar

 

The Gulmohar Tree

I look out over the balcony

The flamboyant Gulmohar tree

       draped in 'feast of colours'

         come flying into my eyes

  I skip down the stairs

         run up to the majestic tree

              And pluck a fiery bloom

   the flower feels rubbery against my skin

         …the loveliest scent intoxicates me

Slowly, the sun gets ablaze...prickly;

    The flame colored petals start raining in chunks on the ground

       Some flutter  … shiver a bit 

    And then….get still

         My mind whispers…

                         one more time

      ' Divine grace it is...!'

                       …..I edge away drunk

      With a flame-dance on my head...

                            

Anybody who visits Delhi during summer days will momentarily get blinded by these flamboyant Gulmohar-blooms revealing their astonishing palette of greens and red!