it has been raining...

it has been raining...

A Poem by Swaroop Manikandan

Another dark night,
the lantern in your hand created the way for us.

There were signs of a distant rain in the air
and we were walking towards it.

I wanted to hold one of your hands,
but you maintained as if they were your unfolded wings,
I was thus deprived of the warmth of being together.

Our sky got some of the early lightning,
by then the rain too had come towards us and it started drizzling.

Awakened from its yearlong drought,
my earth discovered some drenched words for you.
'Too sad that it’s dark now.
We can only feel but can’t see the rain'

I saw you smiling in the dying light of the lantern.

'Isn’t it enough that we can feel the rain?' was the reply
I expected from you.

You but had something else to say
'That’s why we have lightning dear,
to see the rain majestically'

And that was a great revelation.
Every lightning from then showed the rain in its wholeness,
from the sky to the earth.

The mischievous mind came up with another question
that I directed towards you
'Why do we have these thunders then?'

You never replied me.
The unanswered question of mine,
flew between us till it seemed to get dissolved in your silence.
One of the lightning showed you fiercely looking at me,
followed by a not-so-musical thunder.

We then did not walk much forward.
At some intuitional point you decided to get back
and I followed you as privileged as ever.
On our way back you held one of my hands
and your hand was still warm enough.

The rain became heavier, I was not actually ready -
to get drenched from the core of my heart as it happened.
One could simply wonder the way you answer me every time

,..

© 2014 Swaroop Manikandan


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this is a really good poem however there are some things you can change to make it better. "awaken from it's year long drought" should be "Awakened from it's year long drought" "that's why we are having these lightning" should be "that's why we have the lightning" or "that's why there is lightning" when you're describing lightning and thunder it should be "a flash of lighting or a roar of thunder" or something similar not simply "a lightning or a thunder" otherwise this poem was very good and like your other poems had beautiful imagery.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

thanks again :-) great suggestions.... changed the verse...
Keep sharing more, inspires me.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

Sure dear friend...
Beautiful one, absolutely beautiful. :-)


Posted 10 Years Ago


a good piece to be read, deals with emotions wholly.. thank you for sharing it :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


dear Swaroop... I believe for every drop
of rain that falls... a lover calls. May the
storms of life keep excitement flashing
across your sky of discontent. truly... Pat

Posted 10 Years Ago


I love the stories you tell in your poems, they intrigue me so.
I like the flow of this poem and the whole rain aspect, like a storm in the heart, is beautiful.
Great work.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

thanks Wynter :-)
Wynter Page

10 Years Ago

anytime :)
a very beautiful poem again. i like the way you relate things with rain. well done

Posted 10 Years Ago


Swaroop Manikandan

10 Years Ago

:-) rain has a lot to do with me
Eve Ola

10 Years Ago

same is for me :)

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Added on July 15, 2014
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