Basant Panchami - the advent of Spring

The sweet songs of the angels of nature, the freshness that the fields breathe, the blossoming of the flowers… all announce the advent of youthful spring; and the calendar says it’s Basant Panchami. The poet in Shri Narendra Modi finds expression at times and thus rises…

A poem by Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat

All that begins meets an end,
Every end onsets a new beginning,
           From the heart of autumn
           Rises the cooing of spring…
At sweet sixteen, melody of a cuckoo within
On whom showers romance, the flowers of spring?
Appearing poor, but rich within…
           From the heart of autumn
           Rises the cooing of spring…
Who’s getting wedded in woods?
Each tree is lit in festive moods!
Bestowed with divine blessing
           From the heart of autumn
           Rises the cooing of spring… 

Courtesy: Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat