After It Rained

Soon after the sky had shed her liquid sorrow when dark clouds quickly vanished it looked so immaculate, spotlessly blue When the noise of cosmic hiss subsided and wind withdrew to an unknown hideout, there was a hush- the hush that follows as a priest concludes his spirited sermon In that quiet when dream and life coalesced I saw leaves trembling in the cold dragonflies performing a ballet in the air their wings catching glints of sunlight spiders moving round crystal studded webs repairing the broken filaments of their gossamer and birds from trees taking off into sky Enjoying a pervasive sense of peace and heart soaked in pure mirth humming the lyrics of a half forgotten song I walked down through cobbled paths feeling the wetness beneath my feet to savor the beauty of Nature newly bathed in profuse vernal shower Suddenly the light blazoned giving a golden glow to leaves and the suspended rain drops glittered like sparkling gems Mesmerized by the beauty of the scene there wobbled shiny silver droplets of joy in my heart too, struggling to be spilled out!