Night Showers

When the twilight thickened to darkness

When the breeze swirled to strong winds

The drizzle turned showers to lash at the earth

As the first splash of night showers spattered my face

I started running towards my abode

Amidst the darkness and the strikes of lightning

She appeared like a silhouette at the secluded corridor

Offering resistance to my stretched hands, her rosy lips quivered

How delayed are you? Were you romancing the rains?

When my ocean is here, why should I chase the droplets of rain, dear?

I mumbled

The flash of lightning showed up her curves

The sudden crash of thunder gave her a shudder

Her long hands encircled my waist

Her soft face dug into my chest

Her cascading tresses flowed like a river in spate

My trembling hands lifted her face

She closed her eyes

I kissed her forehead

Her fingers furrowed tunnels at my back

My lips moved down her cheeks

As I was about to drink the nectar from her lips

She trembled; her voice went low and husky

“Someone is watching us from outside…”

Seeing her blushed face, I said

“It is not one, but two…

The cupid and the full-moon who is jealous of you”

Sealing her lips with mine, I shut the door

A blissful whiff of cold air sneakily entered

Only to caress our ignited, entwined bodies

And the breeze put out the dimly lit oil lamp.