Raindrops hither, raindrops thither
Sun nowhere to be seen
Sun nowhere to be seen
Rooms all rendered dingy
This life I hate in this season
Clothes never dried
Matresses moist, sticky
Bedsheets, linen, curtains all moist
Fungus developing.
Far across in other suburbs
Drainage and sewage choked
Floods created on streets
Public life rendered hell
Schools closed, offices shut
Shops closed, vehicles stuck
Inhygiene, chaos, casualties
Diseases, epidemic, death.
Far up north
Raindrops hither and thither
Children rocking on a swing
Hung on a banyan tree
Crops in fields swaying
Flushing green in colour
Boys and girls bathing in rain
Making love under the thatch.
In the west, Thar, Kutch
Clouds come often
Rains come seldom
Dry land poking at the sky
Rain is awaited
Rain is unwanted
Rain is God
Rain is the Devil.
