Monstrous Fortnight

On the day of Deepavali Misty and pleasant was Udumalpet Perhaps for the guests from Nellai A city of only high or low heat Getting back after happy celebration No rains blessed us on our way Crossing Palani a place for devotion 'O'Muruga, give us rains' I did pray Nearing the 'Welcome' of our junction Showers greeted us anyway Thereupon beyond my expectation Rained, rained and rained to make a boat-way Boat-way by all means quaffed whole Tamil lustre Ferocious the flood ate every home Hid the dead like an ogre So much stronger my prayer overdoing the loam? Water-logged everywhere for a fortnight Wreaking the wreck of transport busses Gulping passengers, a miserable sight A valiant demon of scary virtues Tamil-Nadu a beautiful piece of earth Now rain-ravaged and devastated In our long time an unmet wrath Slapping us to be woe composed Relief and rescue machinery is high The demon's lust, the damage remains May the sacrificed souls in peace lie I'm too angry with the Lord on Palani hills So much havoc, so much disaster O'Muruga is this fair? Never to meet a monster Do our hearts desire