Hurt lingered for words were just spat,
Thought came only after, long after,
Alas! Done couldn’t be undone.
The distance, was hard just to bear,
The silence spelled right, only despair,
All on a sudden, rolled a thunder,
Lightning Flashes, brought out imminent fear.
A hand of mine searched and found
A waiting hand you had returned
It tugged me close, held me strong
Fear met strength and didn’t stay long!
First droplets of first rain, the breeze gifts us
Out we run into the rain, the rain embraces
We get drenched as we try to catch it in our palms
But the naughty droplets evade us with its charm!
Rain falls harder for it now has attention,
Soaks our senses, tames our emotions
Clogs our senses, and there’s no nonsense
As we rejoice in each other’s presence
Drops that fall, just wouldn’t stop,
We cling to each other, daring it to fall harder
It obliges and soon senses become one
In the pouring rain, two of us are joined as one
Soon, the mistakes are forgotten
Alone in the darkness, we hear a stranger chant
“No pain, no fear, no dirt, no anguish, no guilt, no fault, no blame
Just happiness, Just fullness and Just life...”
The thunder rolls yet again and flashes spread
The rain obliges, as we look ahead
The night is young and day far ahead
Love lingers, wrap me in your arms- beloved
©Anitha Kaveri
