Come Back to me as a Guest

There was a field in front of our house,

I ran through this trampling the grass,

You cried in pain for reasons not known,

I jumped out of the grass when I saw a snake and a mouse.

You stopped crying altogether

Suddenly found the smothered grass raising their heads in gratitude

The sun rays showered on them in multitude

I clapped my hands with my brother. 

I tried to shoot a bird with a sling shot,

You scolded me not to shoot it,

Because that would pain you a little bit,

I threw my sling shot away and it hit an earthen pot.

I scared a sitting cow,

It jumped up know not how,

I caught hold of its tail,

Twirled it so hard away it ran leaving a trail.

I ran after a squirrel,

It jumped on to the tree waiving its long tail.

I tied a cracker on the tail of a dog

I lit it and it fled with cracker bursting into the fog.

A crow was disturbing me with its cracked voice

I scared it with my shotgun as I had no choice.

I found a tall man climbing up a long tree

I also tried but slipped down flat on the ground with glee.

It was raining incessantly,

We jumped and slipped on the slushy ground mercilessly.

Sun was very hot on head

I found shelter under a tree with branches well spread.

I took out a lens to test the strength of sun light clear

The paper I kept under the lens caught instantly fire.

I saw a monkey sitting suddenly in front of me

I threw a banana which it chased like a bee.

A heavy Taal (A yellowish juicy fruit) fell in front of me from tree top

I thanked you for saving my life looking at the temple top.

I went out in spite of hail storm

I picked up shirt-full of mangoes I don't know where it came from.

I got up early morning before anybody

To listen to chirping of birds which brought joy to me.

I swam in the pond till eyes became red

I do not know why you beckon me when I am in bed.

I tried to catch one day a fish

But they escaped my hook every time against my wish;

I changed the bait again,

I caught one suddenly dangling at the end of the thread,

I jumped with joy and tried to bring it ashore,

But you asked me to release it as it was suffering from pain;

I took out the hook carefully

Out it sprang into water suddenly.

When you blew a storm one day putting everybody's life on edge

You through my mother stopped me from going out to save me from your rage.

I was playing 'Danguli' with my friend named Sarathi,

Who hit the Guli (a cylindrical shaped wooden piece with pointed ends) on to a mango tree,

I climbed the tree to find it struck inside a nest,

I dared not put my hand inside and brought it down in a haste.

We peeped and found eggs and Guli inside,

You warned us not to disturb the unbroken eggs lying side by side.

I had to climb the tree again with the nest hung from behind,

Placed the nest and found suddenly the mother flying in from an angle blind.

When I wanted to part with you

As my father sold the house to Mr. Black,

You asked me when I would come back,

I said I would when I would have friends a few.

Nature laughed a little bit

I did not understand anything of it.

At last, I have few friends now

My wife and me spending time somehow,

You called both of us one day,

To tell to plant trees on the way;

My wife planted flower trees along the boundary wall

Flowers bloomed because of the care she had taken overall,

There is a riot of colours Red, Crimson, Yellow Pink and White descending from heaven,

You said 'Thank you' for loving me again.

I said we are in trouble now

You said just see what I can do and how.

Remember my door is always open to you as a Guest

Come again any time after my fury stops for a rest.

But do not forget to take care of the house you are in,

So that I would not have to drive you again out of your inn.

Remember I can live without you peacefully

But you cannot live without air and water comfortably.