I watched the teens running with friends along the river
Flowing from the snows of the Himalayas,
They jumped into the water, they collected pebbles
That captivated their eyes and their senses.
They ate, they drank, they made merry –
But they never heard what the rivers and the hills whisper.
K.L. George, SJ (DAR) serves as Associate Professor of English at St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling. He can be contacted at [email protected]