and the thunder roaring once in a while...
Hidden and safe in the comfort of my room,
I mockingly observe the world outside...
Little children dragged by their running parents
to a bus-stop or some shelter nearby...
Men running about like some drops of rain themselves,
holding their bags or newspapers or plastic bags
to shield them from getting wet in the rain...
Yet getting all soaking wet, nonetheless...
Women walking fast, tip-toeing in the rain...
covering their heads with their hands...
Serious-faced if walking alone
and giggling away if a bunch...
All the while every inanimate
and immobile living creatures
soak themselves in the rain drops...
by choice and 'out' of choice...
The benches get wet all through
in the game the rain drops play...
Each one of them vying for a dry spot
left on the benches,
till they turn wet from dry...
The leaves and the grasses, swaying
to the beats of the tiny drops of rain...
While the grasses have two left feet,
the leaves show them just how to dance...
Suddenly my smile disappeared from my face...
Wishing to get out and about
my heart didn't want to be 'hidden and safe' anymore
instead participate in the dance of the nature
and its many wonders...
Very poetic... well-written, well-paced and definitely worth publishing! I wonder when I get to participate in Nature's dance..
ReplyDeleteCheers, sush
There is an element of loneliness... yet lively thoughts... definitely you captured a heart warming monsoon moment... very nice and worth more than a pat on your back :)
ReplyDeleteWhen do we read the next one? Upa, tooooo slow now!
ReplyDeleteGood work Ranjan.........keep it up....hoping to read some more......but i personally feel though this is good, but ur Hindi ones r more full of depth n convey the feelings really well......hope u have not given up on them....
ReplyDeletethnx for the comments guys..
ReplyDelete@amar: yeah, you caught the spirit of the poem, loneliness is hidden in it...
@sush: yeah, hav become too slow.. will try and add more..
@smita: no, I haven't given up on them.. for me still hindi/urdu kinda conveys my thoughts more aptly i feel.. so cant let them go.. :)