My Roots
My Roots
Want to drink from nature's cup
Brimming with unspoiled love
Come jump onto my buggy
I'll show you a slice of Paradise
Far away from the noisy city
In my ancestral village Panihati
Resting on the banks of Ganges
Resplendent with natural beauty
Every house has a small pond
Shaded by coconut tree fronds
Lotus blooms get nudged by fish
Swimming, multiplying underneath.
Men sit with their fishing rods
Marking time if one gets caught
Fresh catch, best fish lunch sought
By fish eaters in the village of Bengal
Folks gather, sit on steps of the Ghat
To watch the sun set, perform 'Puja Patt'
Full throated Bhajans rent the air
As lamps are lit for evening Aarti
It's just magical to be in this midst
As the river dances to the song's rhythms
Into this village, I often escape
Where my roots are deeply entrenched