That Magic Moment..

Raindrops, I’ve been watching you for so long now..from my balcony ..from the train..from the window behind my work station..you allure me, tempt me, tease me..yet I find you forbidding. You make me late to work. Because of you, I reach home late. You might make my daughter fall sick. You are such a pain!

Well, today I take a break. Here I come to you with open arms. Make me a child once again! No umbrella no raincoat. Come, drench me to my teeth. Wash away the dirt and grime I have accumulated over the years. All this struggle all this pain. Take it away with you. You fall so majestically over the Marine Drive, with the sea lapping you up hungrily. When those dark clouds carry you over the Queen’s Necklace, I simply have to look up at the sky. And lo, I feel like I’m at sea! You are a reason for lovers to hug each other. You’re the carefree spirit in every soul that walks across, clothes wet and clinging, the body shivering, yet the heart singing a melody, the mind free from all past, present and future. Poets have praised you, painters have canvassed you. And lonely souls, if nothing else, have befriended you.

Raindrops, you’re so kind. Like Mother. You don’t judge me. I shall always be a child to you. The moment I am with you, I am free. Fearless. No one can scream at me. No one can upset me. No expectations, no obligations. Just you, me and pure ecstasy. Thank you, for catching me unawares. For letting me steal those few moments from life.