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RAIN- RAIN

From the nature’s domain,

Comes the soothing rain,

That washes my strain,

And cleanses my brain.

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For to live and sustain,

I collect all the sludge and insane,

And when the stench becomes overbearing,

She comes to claim.

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In the torrential rain,

She showers and splashes,

Her blessings and gains,

That we all can claim.

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For in the flux and flow of life,

So often I mingle and mangle,

To suit my gains,

And when I lose count of sanity,

I look up for soothing rains.

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She comes every year,

And she comes to everyone,

Some love her and some hate her,

But no one can do without her.

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She’s the almighty,

She’s the TNT,

She’s the bully,

But she is also life giving.

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We abuse her,

We waste her,

We tie her,

Yet we can’t hold her.

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We drown when she over showers,

We parch when she doesn’t shower,

And from rain to water,

She runs the cosmos full throttle.

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And in the merry-go-round of life,

When I feel tormented,

I look up to the skies moment by moment,

To find out where is she in disguise?

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And when the first showers,

Strike mother earth,

Nature blossoms humans smile,

And ambience recoils.

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And every year,

When my chips are down,

I know it’s about time,

For the soothing showers to come down.

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And as she comes pouring down,

I walk downhill and to the downtown,

In my mackintosh and gumboots,

Criss crossing the puddles and the ponds,

And holding on to my pleasant horizons.

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Is when the child in me says,

Enjoy the cloudy overcast,

And celebrate the rain,

For it won’t stay,

And such is the bliss of soothing rain.

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By Kamlesh Tripathi

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https://kamleshsujata.wordpress.com

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