The amalthas wears its yellow cape again 
I’m reminded of beautiful, bountiful things 
The gulmohar too dons its fiery crown 
The summer breeze feels cool on the skin 

I sit here and watch nature frolic around me
The fullness of life in her every glance 
She whispers of tender young roots in the earth
Of new leaves on the banyan sashaying in a dance 

I sit and I watch this surfeit of life
And I hold my breath as I take it all in
There’s a feeling inside, a low murmuring
Telling me that summer will too soon end again

And then …

Where will I look for the amalthas bowers 
And the russet blooms of the flamboyant tree?
Where will I seek those warm golden hours 
Cooled by the kiss of the summertime breeze?

My throat feels like cardboard 
My eyes are a-brim 
My breath comes in tatters 
I’m loosing my grip 

But the amalthas shimmers, she pulsates with joy
And the gulmohar bobs her flame-coloured head 
They’re humming of moments immersing me now
No one, they sing, has seen forever yet 

So hear me my universe, my cosmos of love 
Help me to ground myself here somehow
Let me find my today, let me be touched 
Grateful and gladdened by the here and now.