Monday, February 27, 2012

What spring?

This morning while dropping my friend at her apartment, I noticed the yellows on the sides of the road. Brittle bush. Spring already?. Contrast this with silent spring. If global warming is causing the early spring and Rachel Carson warned us of a 'no spring' due to the harmful chemicals, what other damages are remaining for the one spring we know. Which is?
I asked my dad today if the telugu word 'vasantham' is the right word for spring. I am reminded of the movie Vasantha Kokila. As a kid, I never paid attention to spring. Rain yes for appreciating the comfort of staying at home, of the opportunity to use our cool light green colour duckback raincoats. Summer for the holidays, trips, weddings, for all the mangoes, for the extra TV time of summer special. Winter didnt register much as it was not that cold. I only remember one read and white sweater from my childhood. But not if we were in a village during that time. In villages, especially when there are no houses around, it gets too cold. Gongadi and bonfires were used to stave off a village winter.

Can summer resist this invitation? In this poem we see the love of Jane shore for summer. It makes us think of what we feel for summer and what we like. The words in a poem traverse your experience by delving into the subject close and far.

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While writing this, I realised I want to write down everything I remember from my childhood, so that my child can compare it to hers. Then I thought to capture all of it, what better than the dictionary to look for. Each thought has to be in the words of the dictionary.
For starters, I was reminded of the postboxes which are red in colour while here they are blue. The postmen wear khakhi color dresses while here they wear close to blue? They arrive on bicycles while here in the white van.

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