The first rains

The foreboding notion pervaded the air,

I leapt from my bed faster than I could care,

The monsoons were finally here, at long last,

Let it rain! Let it rain, nice and fast!

I went down, quicker than ever,

Wishing to discern the first rain crystal-clear,

The earthly smell came and tingled my nose,

And said, "Don't worry, the rains are close!"

With patience, for long I waited,

My eagerness, having accentuated,

But no matter how far I tried to see,

The rains kept on eluding me.

Disheartened, I turned to leave,

Hard as I tried, I wouldn't believe,

That the rains are not yet back on track,

And that is when a drop fell on my back.

I looked up, my smile broadening,

Slowly but surely were the drops falling,

And the ultimate happiness, I found here,

Standing in the first rain of the year.

                                                                                                                                      - Dhruv Narayan