till then, the earth <br />was choked in <br />sweltering heat <br />from nowhere <br />gathered swirls <br />of wind in a wink <br />and blew away light <br />thick black clouds <br />descended with the <br />darkness that so far <br />hid behind light <br />the clouds reached <br />the earth in thunderous <br />urgency of a lover home <br />after long wanderings <br />between flashes of light <br />the thick clouds rolled <br />down to make love <br />to earth in total darkness <br />in a flash i saw <br />the earth lying smug <br />and shining like <br />a pearl bathed… <br /> <br />satiated, she threw up <br />her unique perfume… <br /> <br />10may2009 <br />03.10hrs<br /><br />indira babbellapati<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-monsoon-precursor/
