First Rains © Poem by Roann Mendriq

Hear the gentle first rains falling,
softly as a whispered song;
Hear the happy sparrows calling,
sweetly as they sing along!

Smell those fragrant monsoon scents
lifting in the perfumed air;
Pure and rich as sweet incense;
rising from the earth, a prayer!

Feel the raindrops on your face
laugh within its pleasant spray;
Soothe your soul in its embrace,
cleanse each single tear away!

Monsoon's rain as fresh as dew,
Now's the time, refresh, renew...