Winter's Rain Poem by DrTP Sasikumar

To dampen the joy of festive life

Comes the chill of winter

Drowsy winter waits longingly

For the rays of the sun

On almost vacant roads

Gloomy men walk

Heads covered with scarves and caps

With hands in their pockets

Feet tightened within

The warm comfort of their shoes

Frost bitten faces and cracked fingers

Exposed to the cold

Suffer the ravages of the cold wave

And some submit to the agony of death.


The winter rain is only a dream

For the growing girl

She dreamt of the brighter days

The sunlight streaming down

But there was no respite

For the chilling cold

She hid behind her scarf

Shutting the whole world

Out of her life

She waited the endless wait

Dreaming of sunshine

Dreaming of rain.


It came to an end this endless wait

With the coming of the sun

The rays of the glittering sun

Fought to pierce the heavy clouds

Then they fell those tiny drops

Until they drenched the dry earth

She held her hands

To catch the falling drops of rain

The first touch of her lover

Until drenched with love

In the falling winter rain

Her first love.


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