We first hear the sound of rain <br />But realise soon it is not around us <br />The famished rain clouds <br />Have already been scattered <br />By this sun of the east <br />A cruel monster! <br /> <br />Bright bulbs and tinsel brilliance <br />Have no charms here <br />And the music of rain has long been <br />Forgotten for a season. <br />Beyond a hill near we see again and again <br />The sun dressed up like a baby demon! <br /> <br />Here we can look at these trees in woes, <br />The squirrels do not get nuts and fruits <br />From nearby groves that look worn out, <br />The birds in panic you see <br />Fly unto wells already dead deep down. <br />It is not raining... <br /> <br />A July wish it is <br />May it rain for a week <br />May we all be drenched in that heavenly water. <br />It is more than wish <br />Oh mother Earth, let us [me]be buried in ice <br />For an age if you wish so... <br /> <br />When the thunder threaten the skies <br />And the lightning draws lines of fire <br />We begin to wait for the accompanying clouds <br />But only see a strong wind <br />Slaughtering those toddler clouds <br />It is a pain that has a thousand buds. <br /> <br />For a moment I may close my eyes <br />And may forget the ordeal of heat in mounts. <br />It is a July wish in vain <br />Let it rain for a whole day <br />And let there be a rose blooming in my garden <br />That I shall offer to the rain god in hide.<br /><br />M.D Dinesh Nair<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-july-wish/
