She braved
the odds that nature threw at her
Bowing
graciously to the harsh winds of summer
Wilting away
slowly with every passing day
Biding her
time until heat gave way
The summer
was brutal and so were His men
But she clung
on to hope, she had some then
Waiting to
be kissed and loved
By a benign
dark cloud
But, alas!
The clouds were just passing by
Her
redemption, was not so easy
Green turned
into yellow and then brown
She soon began
to lose faith,
Into the
ground of sorrow, she was to drown.
Then he
came, like a whiff of fresh air,
Blowing soft
kisses, riding on a pregnant cloud
Every drop
of love, wet her, healed her.
Caressing
his beloved,
He washed
away the dust,
Reminiscent
of the painful past
Her face was
awash in his selfless grace
Carrying droplets
of pearls,
Oh so many!
They danced in
joy, happy and gay!
Making a promise,
all in silence
To wait,
hope, love and surrender
To bloom in abandoned joy
To let go in
unrestrained ecstasy
A romance
that is incomplete
Without him
or her
And, such is
nature’s legacy
* Tried to capture the love affair between a young sapling and the first rains. This was written for a contest hosted by Atta galatta. And, nope, this is not a winning entry :-)
Beautiful..sounds like some fairy tale..:)
ReplyDeletethank you, Namrata! :-)
DeleteIt's nice Uma...one line I did not get is ..to bloom in abandon joy, is it abundant or unabandoned? Pl. don't mind.
ReplyDeleteOk, I get it now after your explanation! Will remember this usage:)
Delete@Vibha :-)
DeleteBeautiful lines, Uma. I think you have a special love for rain. Your other poem long back too...I loved that one too.
ReplyDeletewow, Latha, you remember the earlier one? thanks a lot! :-))
DeleteNice one, the metaphors are beautifully dealt :)
ReplyDeleteUntil later,
Keirthana :)
thank you, Keirthana. I'm glad they came through. :-)
DeleteWow :) I posted yesterday about rain and the flood of memories it brings :D
ReplyDeleteand here I see one more post on the same lines :D but only thing is this one is AWESOME :D loved it Uma.
You are too kind, Ramya. Will read your post on rains.
DeleteSuper!
ReplyDeletethanks, Chitra!
DeleteIt is a sure winner. Beautify written with easy flow.Best wishes
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kp sir. This did not win :-)
DeleteThat is so beautiful.. I am sure you'll win !
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bhargavi and nope, I did not win :-)
DeleteHere you go stunning me with poetry again Uma.. such a lovely read :)
ReplyDeletethanks a lot, Aparna! :-)
DeleteBeautifully written!
ReplyDeletethank you, Me!
DeleteWinning entry or not, this surely touches a chord. Very nice Uma.
ReplyDeletehey, thanks a lot, Jas!
DeleteLovely lines Uma!! A romance that is incomplete without him or her.. beautiful!
ReplyDeletethank you so much, Radhika!
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