The monsoon season in Mumbai used to be my favourite because of unscheduled holidays from school and college! But seriously, who can’t love the smell of the fresh earth after a downpour and the feeling of everything looking clean and green? Here’s my ode to the rains….

It’s Raining!

I wake up to the sounds of the rain,

Crashing  and howling against the window pane,

The rain is pouring down, looking like a curtain of water,

Looking more like a sheet, an impenetrable banner.

I look down at the road, see the snaking line of cars

All caught up  in a massive jam, looking like twinkling stars

People rushing  to get to work, to school,

With umbrellas and raincoats, looking all so cool

I do wish people stop a while and enjoy the rain,

Stop a while, smell the grass and not complain.

The rains are a time for newness and renewal

For a little pause in your life, before it turns a full cycle.