What the monsoon brings.....

Come the month of June, happily the monsoon pours in;
And countless things and feelings along does it bring.....


Puddles for the kids to splash;
But potholes for the motormen to curse !


Relief for the parents that vacations have ended;
But grief for schoolkids that schools have begun !


For a romantic couple, a feeling of 'Hours spent like a moment';
But 'moment spent like hours' for a passenger stranded in a train !


Sweet smell of soil for the nose to breathe;
But also the irritating stench of garbage for it to choke !


A flash of lightning to make a spectacle;
But also powercuts for men to drown in dark !


A tiny stream for a paperboat to float;
But also roaring rivers for a hundred ships to wreck !


Life for a seedling ready to sprout;
But death for an old tree as it witnesses its own fall !


Rainy Item numbers for Bollywood to cash in;
But tearful moments for the street entertainers to live in !


At times its gloomy shades enshadow the happy ones,
But still right from end of May, for the monsoon we all eagerly wait !
Because a drop of rain is anytime more welcome;
Than the burn of dripping sweat !

                                                ----------- ONKAR