A Poem That Came Alive

Drenched in rain You came knocking At my closed door I saw your face Gleaming with raindrops And your unique smile You pushed away the raindrops Off your forehead And looked at me In a boyish glee. Where have you been, I said feigning anger Can't you see, I came back twice alive Just for you, You said. There had been rain And what rain it was! It soaked my native soil And my vegetation Absorbed the rain drops Together they opened All the niches of my lungs So far closed as I plodded On the routine dusty tracks The canals and streams Overflowed to wash away the murk Accumulated on the bizarre paths And you know, They even quenched My unquenchable thirst Listen, The soothing winds Blowing from the far end Touching the village cemetery Caused me come alive Just for once. I guarded the life And came rushing to you!