It comes as a drizzle It comes as torrent It comes as it please Defying all human power Bringing with it respite From unrelenting heat Bringing with it joy To the hearts of farmers To the hearts of desert-dwellers Indeed it brings deluge also Causing great loss and agony Breaking hearts and spirits.

The rain: antagonistic as it is I love it when it is mild Seeming to reveal the essence The starkness in everything; I love how plants turn vibrant Green, alive and thriving; How they sparkle in the sun Just after the mild rain Reminded me of life’s battle: Fought, bled and won with fervour A new courage, a new zeal Somehow reinstated in me For battles yet to be won.