The Season I like Best

In Bangladesh there appears a new season at a regular interval of every two months. Thus in a year we have six seasons in Bangladesh. They are the summer, the rainy season, the autumn, the late autumn, the winter and the spring. In the cycle of seasons, the spring covers the months of ‘Falgun’ and ‘Chaitra’. Of all the six seasons, I like the spring most. It is called ‘the king of seasons’.

My favourite season is the spring. The spring comes with ease and comfort. It has not the damp and humidity of the rainy season, nor the sweltering heat of the summer, nor the biting cold of the winter. The sky is blue. The south-west wind blows.

With the coming of this season, nature herself puts on a gay and lovely look. The charming [কমনীয়তা] scenes of new leaves enchant the eyes. Various kinds of flowers bloom in abundance. Their fragrance change the atmosphere. Butterflies move from flower to flower. Their variegated wings make a sight for the eye. Bees come in swarms to gather honey. Their humming music fills the air. In fact, spring is the season of music and melody. The cuckoo hides in bushes. The ‘bou kotha kau’ draws the mind. Coming after the winter-harvest, the spring brings for the farmers plenty and happiness. During this season people are generally free from want. Our poets are very much fond [অনুরাগী] of the spring. The infinite variety of its charms have made them fly ‘on the wings of poesy’.

Coming after the winter, the spring captivates the hearts of the people all at one. Though it consists of two months, its actual pleasure [আনন্দ] and spell last only for about three weeks in ‘Falgun’, So when summer follows, people bewail its hasty departure.