In the Memory of My Allen Forest

To day I am thinking About those memorable moments I spent during my childhood Amid the natural surroundings of A deep lake surrounded by a dense forest. The forest was so tall, deep and green With its fearing darkness some where and It's alluring enchanting beauty every where That it was difficult to resist visiting the forest Almost every day. The lake was so heavenly beautiful calm and quite Like the quietness of the sound sleep That I use to sit for hours watching the dancing Fishes and water plants and mosses and the setting Sun While dipping my feet in the friendly lake water. Oh, the pleasure of those moments Is still alive in my mind Like the Daffodil’s of William Wordsworth And it often flashes in my mind Giving me the same pleasure and Joy Which as a child & Youngman I had enjoyed About forty years back. In these forty years lot many things have changed All around me, including the Lake of my Allen Forest A thin Lake is still there, visible during rainy season But without that clear water and the quietness of Sound And the forest has no longer remained the same As it use to be about Forty years back When it use to fill me with the joy of it’s refreshing air And the Music of birds, falling leaves and the sound of silence. That old lake and that lush green forest has left a deep impression On mind and heart giving me the blessings of solitude And making itself immortal in the minds of those who Had seen it in its prime beauty and greenness I often remember the man Allen who had built his small dwelling Surrounded by the forest near the Lake and made this forest more Beautiful without disturbing the natural surroundings To enjoy the Blessings of Nature in its fullness about hundred years back I am thankful to God for giving my childhood an opportunity of Living amid the blessings of beautiful Nature - the Allen forest, the Lake The Patther College, and the Holy River Ganges, which still flows at a Little distance now instead of touching the forest As it uses to be about forty Years back. Kanpur 5th Nov 09 Ravindra K Kapoor Patther College is a Hindi Word means Sand Stone made building