Winter is behind me 

    Boarded into spring,

    So many rainless weeks

    A long drought brings,

    The hot blazing air

    No moisture in there.

    A crow cries with a cracking voice,

    Dry beaks are wide open 

    Looking for a drop of rain.

    Mother duck in the pond,

    Looks at her ducklings 

    With sadness in her eyes !

    How can they learn to swim !

    In the tiny muddy puddle !!

    Frogs don’t jump with joy !

    They keep slipping in the muddy water,

    Throats are dry , changing voices

    As they sing !

    Dewless lawns in the morning,

    Struggle to lift their bodies with a smile.

    The Sun is on constant duty

    No break even for a while,

    Rays of intense Sunlight 

    Relentlessly shines on the earth.

    The hot breeze blows,

    From the North and West

    Dispels clouds, 

    Temperature rises, can’t escape.

    Flower petals coated with dust,

    As their dreams die !

    Soil suffers, begging for rain,

    To come down and

    Soak the land for fresh grain.

    Green bushes discolour and fade,

    Farmers praying for grey clouds

    To bring the rain drops at their aid,

    While cows and lambs look for shade.

    Our hearts are like a desert,

    Waiting to be soaked by rain.

    Better days are surely coming

    To soothe our lands,

    And our cracked tongues and soil.

    Oh, Lord shower Your mercy

    With rain !

    For what cause 

    Is the land deprived 

    Of Your blessings ?

    Please bring Your blessings 

    Upon us again !!