Monsoon Woes Ii Poem by indira babbellapati

Nothing to set
Summer apart
Fading monsoon dreams!

Scorching sun
Dripping sweat
Awaiting rain!

Sterile cloud
Pricking heat
Rain holiday!

Reptiles crawling
Spewing hot venom
Respite sought!

Hot vapours rose
Still thirsty, sun gulped rain
Humid heat returns!

Drought gets sprinkled
Like arid seeds and dust
Darkness around eyes!

Sun stomps
Grass seed bud and beetle
Mud cakes'dirge!

Baked earth
Dry eyes
Silent mourning!

Clouds collide
Empty vessels cling clang
Wrinkled earth, lost!

Dust in the eyes
Dust in the ears
Dust in the hands!

Storms do rise
Not on the sea
Of dust on earth!

From cracks of earth
Crawl reptiles upwards
For cool respite!

Yesterday's dead dog
Lies baked and stiff
None to care!