karkkidakam*
The blue darkness unfurled,
Wind flew shattering the doors,
Trees swayed in the gust,
Clouds roared the rage
The rain of Karkkidakam,
Its again at my sky
The saddles of the skies,
The river of heaven,
The oceans hid in clouds,
The Ganges of Gods,
The rain of Karkkidakam,
Its again at my smeared patio
The lullaby that pours,
The fury that follows,
The smile, laugh and roars of rain,
She is falling, the blue rain,
The rain of Karkkidakam,
Its again on my tiled roof
Rivers grew ripples by ripples,
Vision blurred in the white rain mist,
Like ocean falling on earth,
Trees drenched, arms apart,
The rain of Karkkidakam,
Its again in my paddies
Grains of rain – the glittering drops
Angry wind – the lost chariot
Banging doors and flying roofs
Shivering windows and thirsty eyes
The rain of Karkkidakam,
Its again at my window
The open hair of Karkkidakam,
The broken pearls of bliss,
Pouring thick and through,
Sometimes slanting, sometimes straight,
The rain of Karkkidakam,
It again on my forehead
Ah, again..!