Thursday, January 15, 2015

Lessons in Blooming...


"Bringing up" flowers in Mumbai is had work, given the lack of open spaces and limited space in high rise balconies.  But some folks like my friend Deepak Amembal manage to grow many different blooms, attract many different birds, and even click the flowers,  blooming together.

And then post the wonderful capture.

Possibly in a difficult terrain, but clearly, with a sense of unity and regard for each other.

Something , that we as an evolved species , seem to have forgotten.


They knew about
sustained living and greening
before we made it

into a conference item.

Green
was all about
accepting
differing shapes and sizes,
and encouraging
the flowers of labour
to live in harmony,
despite
differences
in color,
size,
form,
fragrance,
future prospects,
and yes,
white pigmentation
on the faces of some.

Unlike us,
they know,
that
as children
of the same Mother Earth,
they are equally
precious
to Some One Else Up There
who receives them
in a garland every morning
at dawn ....

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