‘She walks in beauty like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies’. Right now ‘SHE’ is immaterial. What matters is the pre-dawn sky. I opened the window to have a look at the sky, hoping against hope that it would be spotless. Yes, it was clear or rather spotless; but not blue as such. Anyway, there was a clear indication that the day would be bright and sunny. The poets and philosophers of yore had recorded their thoughts and experiences in beautiful and simple words which flash across our minds now and then! Then words, ‘appearances are deceptive’ suddenly landed on the surface of my mind, prompting me to have one more look at the sky. But, where is the sky? Nothing was visible beyond the window. Spotless sky had become foggy. The top of a distant skyscraper was slightly visible but that too disappeared in a jiffy.
So, I was getting ready for another dull day. Breakfast, TV serials, cups of coffee at regular intervals and so on. But the hide and seek game was not yet over. In an hour or so, it was warm and bright. The snow-clad meadows and sidewalks regained their original colors!