The raindrops on my roof !

The raindrops on my roof

Water, your every drop is life!

I dream, to see tiny rain droplets playing on my roof,

On tinkle toes it flows down to my well,

Flooding my farms, green and marshy,

I hear, bells of my cows grazing in the dewed fields,

And the ducks flapping their wings in the pond,

I dream every day, plenty of rain.

I dream, to see rose-bloom in my back yard,

Pink, red, white, of all colors and shine,

The long trees swaying their hearts out,

To welcome the droplets, may be just a few,

I pray every day, to be as strong as the tiny droplet,

Falling from the sky, alone.

I dream, to hear the giggle of my children dancing in the rain,

Their umbrellas blown away by the wind,

And paper boats swept away in the tiny stream,

I miss, the muddy shoes and clothes,

Smelly and soapy,

Hanging all around.

I dream, to see the river of my village, 

Dancing, Singing, Roaring, and Healing,

Taking a splash in it, I pick a few stories of life,

Hidden in its depth,

I ponder, why I never cared for you, when you were in abundance!

Give me one more chance, and I would not let you down,

I would worship every drop of you.

Water, your every drop is life!

Rakhi Sunil Kumar

This poem is taken from the book ‘Songs of Water’ authored by Rakhi Sunil Kumar