I am parched,
my throat hurts dry
I long for thee,
but you evade my eye
One moment you seem to arrive
but in the other you look to flee
as if to mock at me in glee!
Misdeeds of man
I've borne, time againshould ye too,
desert me in pain?
Tears in eyes,
prayers in plead
come O' dear,
it's time indeed!
p.s. a humble prayer to the rain Gods. Have mercy and pour down!
I guess He has heard your prayers Uma...its raining cats and dogs outside :)
ReplyDeleteOn a serious note...very beautifully written and well expressed.
Well, its not pouring cats and dogs here, although it IS finally raining :-)
Deletethanks, ME :-)))
Uma, loved it...it's less than 15 lines and so simple to understand and yet so painfully expressed..:)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, FiF :-))
DeleteNice and the rain God has answered your summons :)
ReplyDeletehaha..ya, looks like ;-)
Deletei think your poems should go beyond this blog, Uma! Thought of sending them to some popular magazines? I sincerely believe that your poems deserve a wider platform!
ReplyDeletedo i need to say your poem is a "WOW"?
oooh...whattay compliment, Purnima :-) thanks a ton!!!
Deleteumm...haven't thought of it...:-)))
I honestly think you should! Not everyone can pen poems this good! Give it a shot, i'll advertise you as much as I can :)
Delete:-) you are very sweet to say this, purnima. Thanks so much!
Deletethere are so many real poets languishing in anonymity, main kis khet ki muli hoon! ;-) :-)) but it makes me really happy to hear such nice things about my writing :-)
ha ha .. I thought it was addressed to God :)
ReplyDeleteNice twist at the end .. the 'ps' part ..
And I totally agree with Purnima .. You should publish your poems elsewhere too ..
The rain Gods have smiled upon Chennai!! Superb showers today morning .. Am enjoying the weather :) And I guess by now, you must be too ..
yes, addressed by our poor earth to the rain God :-)
Deleteit rained heavily only in some pockets last evening and today the sun is beating down with greater vigour. We need more and consistent rains..badly.. :-(
Excellent,Uma.I liked the lines
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, KP sir! :-)
Deletemisdeeds of man.. yes... so man has to pay for it now .. thats how nature works
ReplyDeleteBikram's
yes, sadly :-(
DeleteThis is very beautifully written! I loved the flow of words and the connection of thoughts you created.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Rain Gods heard what your aptly woven words had to say. Keep writing Uma! :D
thank you so much for the compliment, Leo! :-)
DeleteNice to know that your prayers have been answered(through the previous comments offcourse!!)... so please pray for delhi also.. :-) n needless to mention, that's a lovely poem! :-)
ReplyDeletesure will pray for Delhi and other places where the rain Gods still have to shower their grace.
Deletethanks, Radhika :-)
Very soulful writing Uma:) Perfect rhyme!!
ReplyDeletethank you so much, Rahulji!
DeleteWOW!!!!!
ReplyDelete:-) thank you!!! :-DDD
DeleteThat's so beautiful filled with yearning! You're so talented.
ReplyDeleteHey, thank you so much, Rachna for the lovely words. This, coming from a talented writer herself means a lot! :-)
DeleteNice one :) It's pouring in Bombay!!
ReplyDeletethanks, Divya. :-)
Deletewell, it not pouring here but at least it looks like the monsoons have arrived.
Finally your prayers are answered, Uma!
ReplyDeleteyeah, Bindu..looks like..had I known God was waiting for my poem, I'd have written it much earlier ;-)) :-)))
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