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प्रश्न
Write the poem ‘Cherry Tree’ in the form of a story.
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उत्तर
One fine day, eight years ago, the writer thought to himself that he should have a tree of his own. He didn't waste any time and went to put his thought into action. He planted a cherry seed and religiously watered it once every day. He didn't know much about the ways of taking care of a plant.
It was around May, during the summer when the little plant showed up. It was just five months old. Sadly, it wasn't quite ready for the wraths of nature that almost killed him. The goat ate away its little leaves, the fungal disease dried up its slender stem and even the man-made grass cutter split it apart without any second thought. The poor little plant didn't lose hope and stood strong with a wish to survive. Over the period of a season, during spring, it finally reached up for the sun and light, its small arms stretched in the air. The writer saw it and his happiness knew no bounds, but he knew in his heart that he had to wait patiently for the plant to grow into a tree. He went to Kashmir to spend a season there, leaving the plant at nature's mercy.
When the writer returned home in poor health, he saw the cherry tree at his door and couldn't help but feel at the top of the world. He noticed a small ripened berry that hung from one of the branches. It glistened like a jewel in the sun. The writer was overjoyed.
Time flew by and the next year, the tree had pink flowers on all its branches. They were fragile and fell down at the slightest breeze or movement, but the sight was simply beautiful. The writer lay down in its shade one morning and kept gazing for long. He could see the blue sky in patches in between the green canopy of the tree. He watched the birds flitting past, the bees buzzing and busy collecting nectar from each bloom. The day turned into night, with the writer enjoying the wonders of nature around him. The moon moths and the crickets joined his company under the starry night sky. And at this precise moment, the writer couldn't help but bask in the reflected glory of his sole cherry tree
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