Rains in kerala

Getting soaked inevitable

Change of clothing necessary

Reach school wet through and through

 

A little uncomfortable for sure

But soon forgotten

Mom would run after you with a towel

 

Evening, you walk home

Umbrella, as usual, inadequate

Once again wet through and through

 

Peel away the clothes

Land them in a heap at home

a change of clothes and out you went

 

To play in the rain and water collected

splashing and jumping – brown with mud

once again wet through and through

 

Rains come in torrents

A blessing from the western ghats

Animals wash down, maybe a python – beware!

 

college reached in bus, find a dry spot , really ?

soaked umbrellas and stinky humans

once again wet through and through

 

the rains in Kerala - torrential, they say

Curtain of water - waterfall , it seems

To be reckoned with, a wonder!

 

You forget the noise as it arrives

You forget the dampness that lingers

Mother nature, a daily reminder.

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