The Flowers Of Rain Poem by Purbesh Mahapatra

I had some money then
When love was cheap and roads narrow
I lost myself one such way
As of losing I have this only to say
Of all things lost I remembered
Foremost were the flowers of rain

The clouds hung low at each turn
Below the mountainous sky
Asked the stranger as she looked away
Have you seen my butterflies fly by
The rain fell before she smiled and said
My swallowtails cherish the rain beloved

Where it started and whence it will end
On which peak didn't it rain
Deep from the river valley the mist soared
Unending upon thirsty earth the rain poured
Drawn into the battle of earth her and rain
How it felt in senses as love dawned again

The smiles on her face went on and on
She began as I had to feel no more alone
The lilac golden and blue butterflies
From the hazy sky rained with the rain
Upon the flowers rain had set free
They have come back to meet her said she
In the rain in sad vein when in deep pain
What I remember most are the flowers of rain