A Drizzle Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
A Drizzle
Skies overcast
Mighty elephants
In parade,
Incessant fireworks
Light the skies
And their sound
Dares the eardrums,
Conches and horns
And two sided drums,
Sun goes hiding
Is it night or day?
A mighty breeze
Comes from nowhere
Ushering in a drizzle
Too light to wet the earth
Elephants give way
For the shining diety.
A summer shower
that never was.
Rainbows are nice, but I've never found a 'pot of gold' at 'the end of a rainbow', nor have I even found an 'end' exactly. Showers, too, can be nice; I took a shower about a month ago, even though unneeded. ;)
It is a revelation to me that it is sufficient to have showers once a month or at longer intervals. I take twice a day. Maybe I am mentally ill or possessed..
I was going to ask if 'shiny deity' refers to the sun reappearing after the shower, BUT then I noticed 'rainbow' given as a poem topic [[ though it is not openly mentioned in the poem ]]. So is the 'shining deity' a rainbow?
I meant ‘sun', but don't mind if you read rainbow
** MARCH TO A DIFFERENT DRUMMER: 'march to a different drummer phrase of march INFORMAL consciously adopt a different approach or attitude to the majority of people.'
Some (members here, and wives I've had, and friends, and coworkers) have probably said of me, Brian Edward Whitaker, : 'Bri 'marches to a different drummer**'.' And so I may. ;) bri
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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7/19/2025 6:34:59 AM # 1.0.0
It sounds very beautiful! .. And filled with much awe! .. Very beautifully and powerfully expressed! .. Definite 5 Stars! ..++++++++