Dear Reader,
Before I continue with today’s topic, I would like you to read this poem:
DUST OF SNOW
The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
In this beautiful poem by Robert Frost, the movement and alighting of a crow on a hemlock tree (a poisonous plant with small white flowers) caused the snow to fall on the poet. This resulted in a transformation of the poet’s mood from gloomy and dejected (since he rued the day) to happy and appreciative of nature. I would say, the soft and cool touch of the snow, which presumably fell on the poet’s shoulder, broke his reverie and made him feel revived from his melancholic chain of thoughts.
We often find ourselves in a somewhat similar situation as the poet-going through a bad day, regretting our decisions and wasting our time in unproductivity. But in the absence of snowfall or a hemlock tree (which also happens to represent the poet’s sullen mood) in the vicinity, is there something which can save some part of our day? Something which can successfully substitute the soft and cool touch of the snow?
Oh yes, there is! Right there in the freezers of our refrigerators! You got it right, ICE CREAM!
An excellent alternative to the snow, ice cream with its smooth texture and icy refreshing touch, available in a myriad of flavours is an all-time favourite to chase away the despair.
You can keep it plain, the standard vanilla of course, and supplement it with your preferred syrup-chocolate, strawberry, caramel-any and all of them go well with it. One may also not mind some extra toppings, wafers and nuts. And, of course, who has the heart to refuse a large chocolate brownie sitting at the crown of it all.
Our fondness for ice cream is such that even though we may not be quite inclined to have a full bowl of a particular flavour but still a scoop does no harm. So, I say, vanilla everyone loves but the other standard flavours as well as the multitude of new flavours that have come up in the market are also equally competent choices.
Not to forget the ice cream cone, first savouring the silky ice cream and then munching on the crunchy cone is absolutely something to relish.
And here comes the third type, my favourite, the ice cream on a stick, the ice cream bar. Holding the ice cream by its charm, the stick and licking it as it diminishes in size and finally disappears, though may seem too exaggerated to state, is also an experience of its kind.
But, in my opinion, the best way to eat ice cream is by having it in a small bowl along with a spoon. Just slip into your quilt and enjoy it in the cozy atmosphere of your room. Now if you have got a craving for ice cream, then GO GRAB IT.