A night in the woods...

 Sarvam Sree Krishnaarpanam Astu

 

A night in the woods...

 

A night in the woods...alone

No human to accompany me.

Just me and the moon,

That lighted my way.

Then came the dark clouds,

That hid the moon from me.

A night in the woods...alone.

No moon to accompany me.

Just me and the fireflies,

That glowed & fluttered all around me.

Then came the breeze,

That shooed the glitterbugs away.

A night in the woods...alone.

No fireflies to flutter around me.

Just me and the sound of dried leaves,

That cracked and splatted, with every step of mine, to keep me company.

Then came the raindrops,

That moistened the dryness away.

A night in the woods...alone.

No dry leaves to crackle below me.

Just me and the canopy of trees,

That shielded me from the pitter-patter of the rain.

Then came some mighty winds.

That blew away the leaves that shaded me.

A night in the woods...alone.

No trees to protect me from above.

Just me and the pitter-patter of rain.

Large drops pouring over me.

A million little companions drenched me.

A night in the woods alone, was all I needed to realize, I was never alone.

As one companion left, more came to embrace me.  

Thus seemed life.

The more loved ones I lost, the more loved ones appeared.

The intensity of the relationships thinned

But the love I received never lessened.

I learnt to embrace the love,

Knowing well the source will soon leave

But more sources will appear

Just to give the same amount of love.

More importantly, as the raindrops flowed.

I learnt to become the well.

For I too have to become the source

To quench the thirst for those seeking love.

 

-A. Prashanth Narasimhan

(SriVishnudasan)