Rain

Like a moneylender,

too greedy to practise usury,

rain is an obdurate heart,

too merciless to test our patience.

When the thirst of crops 

augurs ultimatum,

when the shrivelled flowers 

pray for rescue,

when animals become lifeless,

rain with all her vanity 

drenches earth to mitigate 

the pain of the inhabitants.

Yes, rain too makes us wait,

rain too makes us wait.