A Spring Like Day In Autumn Ii Poem by Savita Tyagi

Evening

By afternoon clouds were racing in grey sky
Sun light colored the western horizon sparingly
In gold spilling out from clouds whenever it could
I decided to seize the last pleasure
Of a gorgeously passing day with
An early evening walk in neighborhood
The earth was still dry and sky colors fascinating
But the minuet of rain drops has started
I kept walking hoping to beat the clouds
Shifting their gear from neutral to go
Faster I walked still protected by my sweats
When was the last time for me to be drenched in rain?
Couldn't remember!
Must be the school days when Monsoon rains
poured in a matter of minutes
Or may be running after kids
To catch them away from their rain play.

This evening it was just me
Still few blocks away from home
Rain didn't spare me but promised to change
The joy erupted since morning into rapturous thrill
How ever it did worry my son
Who went in car to look for me
And was relieved to see me home safe
That evening I stood by the door for a long time
To watch the end of a spring like day
In rain, hail and tornado watch
And treasured it all in my heart
With a wonderful feeling of love's coating!