Month: November 2019

Rena,boasts of her looks
feels she is fair as a Turkish,
thinks her nose is Roman,
likens herself to a Japanese.
sharp witted and skillful, missing
out on a crown

Equates herself to Bill Gates,
bequeaths her non existent revenue
to charity, believes to be a clone
of Mother Teresa, caring for the needy.
tries to befriend influential persons,
a competitor for Nobel prize,

Rena plays the game well
gets in when uncalled
get out as she deems
has very little learning,
she talks as though she is
the leader of the World.

Caught in between
the traffic ,
I stand aghast.

Wholly drenched,
the clothes cling
to the body.

My feet trapped
in the slush remains
static.

I attempt to pull
them out, I slip
and slope.

Straighten myself
stand all through
unable to take a step.

Rains turn torrential
I go down slowly
inch by inch.

Sinking I cry
my voice fails
while I shiver.

I become numb
I am devastated
fatigue overwhelms.

My eyes close
I lose track
wake up

to familiar sounds
realize it is a dream
one of rains,

Not a second
without rain
the last two days
saw a heavy downpour.

Being a relief definite
as the region went
without rain for
the last few years.

Happiness prevails
Farmers engage
in cultivation Rains release
a sense of abundance.

Water is the source
of strength , one
that gives meaning
to life.

The area requires
many such bouts
of rains. The monsoon
seems promising,