Monsoon Woes Ii

Nothing to set Summer apart Fading monsoon dreams! Scorching sun Dripping sweat Awaiting rain! Sterile cloud Pricking heat Rain holiday! Reptiles crawling Spewing hot venom Respite sought! Hot vapours rose Still thirsty, sun gulped rain Humid heat returns! Drought gets sprinkled Like arid seeds and dust Darkness around eyes! Sun stomps Grass seed bud and beetle Mud cakes'dirge! Baked earth Dry eyes Silent mourning! Clouds collide Empty vessels cling clang Wrinkled earth, lost! Dust in the eyes Dust in the ears Dust in the hands! Storms do rise Not on the sea Of dust on earth! From cracks of earth Crawl reptiles upwards For cool respite! Yesterday's dead dog Lies baked and stiff None to care!