The Ecstacy of Rain

Life giving, purifying drops from heaven Buffeted by a gusty wind, cascading droplets of rain Moistening parched land, nourishing farmland Replenishing lakes and ponds, absorbed by desert sand Quenching the fabled chatak’s thirst A bird, fabled to drink only from nature’s orgasmic burst Endowing waterfalls with zillions of drops to dispense with Dazzling in the sun’s rays, ethereal when moonlit Like an avalanche of diamonds, unleashed Thundering down with renewed vigour, on the rocks beneath Sculpting exquisite forms and shapes Through aeons of time, altering landscapes Forming eddies and pools and rapids on its journey Sustaining civilization before uniting with the sea A tiny rivulet from a subterranean spring Now fattened and joyously gurgling In spate and flowing with zest In its home, the forest Rain brings hope of nature’s munificence And charges Mother Earth with vim and freshness Nurturing life in this teeming planet Nourishing every living organism in its wake The many hued rainbow straddling the day-lit sky Appears with rain sometimes, caused by a play of light Lending a divine presence and the birth of a local myth Of matrimony of foxes with bushy tails and sharp teeth When fishes cavort and frogs croak in glee Rain is the reason for such unbridled ecstasy