Sunday, 9 July 2017

Ah! Science Express! Ah! Monsoon rain!

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Boarded the early morning train
From my place to reach another train
In Kerala, the God’s own country
Nearing the destination it started raining
Welcome showers! Nice rousing reception !

Got down at the destination
After a five hour pleasant journey
The first thing I did was to look around
My eyes spotted the train in refreshing white
In the far platform: Ah! Science Express!

All my sleepiness and weariness
Were gone giving way to the the mounting
Thrill and curiosity to see the
Climate Action special exhibits on board
the compartments in air conditioned ambience

Dear polar bears facing threats, the dreaded
dengue, chicken guniya, malaria spreading,
agriculture, water , forest all taking a beating
all due to climate change, mitigation by
alternative energies reducing emissions explained

School, college students were in queue
Moved along side by side with me
As I went over around 16 compartments
Ah! Science Express! The star of the station
For all the three beautiful days of it’s camp

As I stepped out of the express after meeting
The manager of science express, donating my
Own authored books as humble gift to the noble train
The subsided rains came back in full force! Ah!
Monsoon rain! The star of the day like Science Express!

-Mohan Sanjeevan




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