Waiting for Reluctant Rain.....
A sky parched anxious Earth
is staring mouth open.
Fooled by the smell of July
the Kali Koel has arrived
cooing from behind hidden leaves
on an anonymous faraway branch.
A hot bothered Breeze runs
helter skelter mindlessly singing
its way over the gasping grass .
Frightened Clouds have vanished
at the sight of the mighty lava filled Sun.
Who will seed them? where will we find them ?
Let us , you and I look for the missing Trees.
Perhaps they will tell us.
But who will tell us where to look for them.
Do you think the choking river knows ?
Or has it also forgotten.
Something is telling me
We can coax the reluctant rain to drip .
Something is saying "return what you took."
Rain must return…
Bio
A poet , editor, writer and academic Dr Roopali Sircar Gaur taught English Literature at Delhi University and Creative writing at The Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Her areas of interest are women, gender, ageing, violence, cinema, and military families.
She has edited four international poetry anthologies and contributed to several . She is consulting editor and travel columnist for Different Truths a prestigious ejournal , poetry editor for Aspiring Writers Society and mentor to Fertile Brains. Dr Roopali lives with her military spouse in Meerut. They have 3 rescued dogs.