Sound of Monsoon Rain by Sarah Das Gupta

 

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Sound of Monsoon Rain

- Kolkata, India

  

Sound of monsoon rain,

hundreds of fingers patter over the roof.

The notes of the sitar

sound from an open window

calling back pictures

tethered to the edge of memory.

Lilies in the gardens 

seen through a curtain of rain,

shimmer and move with courtly grace,

rows of nautch dancers

behind a rainy haze.

 

The smooth face of the lake

is pitted and pocked with scars

as drops fall from the acacia trees.

Across the lawn, the tabla and sitar

call and answer each other,

the pace of the music quickens.

Clouds of insects hang over the water,

as they move up and down

on the currents of air,

their buzzing

rises then

falls.

The raga reaches a close.

Only the sound of monsoon rain .   .    .

© Sarah Das Gupta

Sarah Das Gupta is an 82 year-old, handicapped poet from Cambridge, UK. She started writing poetry in 2022 after an accident which has prevented her walking more than a few metres. Her work has been published in over twenty countries. Writing has enabled her to travel and communicate with many people through words.

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