“Gulmohar: A Sunny Bride”

by Vipanjeet Kaur | Posted on 13th May 20222nd March 2023

As published in March/April 2023 issue of Creative Inspirations

Cover Page March/April 2023

"Gulmohar: A Sunny Bride"

Heatwave intensifies
setting the landscape on fire,
spewing and spitting its glowing anger, 
burning and scorching 
everything on the earth 
except Gulmohar blossoms:
heat of the sun gets dunked
into their softness,
its fervour mellows in their sepals.

The petals of these blossoms 
soak fiery rays of the sun
and emit radiance unseen
further brightening summer,

The more they soak,
the redder they grow,
turning the bleached sky
into a sunny bride 
decked in a burning-red attire,
teaching endurance to humankind.
        - Vipanjeet Kaur ©️

Note: Indian Gulmohar tree is known as Royal Poinciana or Flame tree in English.

The poem has been included in March/April 2023 issue of Creative Inspirations Journal.

Poem and Image Copyright ©️ 2022 Vipanjeet Kaur and VJ Poetic Musings. All rights reserved.

Image of Gulmohar, Courtesy-Vipanjeet Kaur 2022 ©️

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~just a thought says:

14th May 2022 at 12:57 AM

dazzling, flowers and poem

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Vipanjeet Kaur says:

14th May 2022 at 4:54 PM

Thanks a lot 🙏

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