Here Comes The Rain Poem by Khalid Mehmood

The sun shone at its peak
Radiating light and heat
About midday or so,
The clouds reined in
Obscuring the sky
Pouring from all sides
Stretching far and wide
Hung like an umbrella
In satisfying colors
Of black, gray and white
Like hair on a man's head
In three stages of life
A gentle wind blew
Sending birds hither, thither
And animals helter-skelter
Hankering for a shelter
The soil at my feet
Suddenly smelled so sweet
I could barely hold myself
From lying down and let me,
Be welcomed by its greet
As the winds steeped
With every swing
Each blade of grass
Started to harp
A melody so deep, so neat
Even a stone would melt
At a song
So sweetly sweet
In a classic rhythm
While smiling at me
The twigs began to swing
The trunks gently sway
Flabbergasted,
I smiled back
And raising my arm,
Waved their way
Perhaps bewildered,
They shied away
And made my day
As the winds seeped through
Their cracks and cavities
Cedars, willows and pines
Whistled out shrieks
And let out screams
That fell like a symphony
On my starved ears
Their sheer music
And absolute harmony
Captivated my soul
And stilled my heart
Making me, whole
When the farm dog barked
And the barn door slammed
The maid rushed out
Gathering the clothes,
Emptying the rope
When the cattle started to moo
And the goats then, bleat
The whole cottage swayed
As the distant donkey brayed
I saw leaves falling
And hugging the earth
And trees bending down
As if to kiss the ground
The rhythmic motions
The cyclic sounds
Of nature's orchestra
Are like a Carol
That permeates your soul
And drowns all sound
You feel mesmerized
And totally spellbound
By the sheer beauty
Of the audience you share
With mighty mother nature
As its beauty abounds
God Himself peeps down
In ardent admiration
Of a love newly found
Comes a flash of lightning
Enough to shame the sun
Followed by a thunderous roar
According a warm welcome
To the longed downpour
As the first drop
Lands a gentle kiss
On my right cheek
I hear my heart say
You didn't wait in vain
For here comes the rain

Guru