The first rain.
There was I, battling:
Struggling for knowledge, arithmetic;
Troubled by restless mosquitoes
Seeking to dance on my skin
For a suck of pure blood.
I was as restless as the hum
Of these reckless nonsenses;
Squeezing and shoving;
Clapping, slapping and clamouring;
Chanting some silent prayers:
'What comfort would I'v known,
Should I leave for my abode,
Away from these wretched mosquitoes
Not willing to let me be!'
Then,
Pitty-Patty, Pitty-Patty,
As a song on my ears,
The voice of the roof rang.
Unconcerned, no,
Seeming unaware,
I kept to my wars
Until I drifted into nature,
Sensing the silent sounds
Of the first drizzle of the year:
The rain is here at last!
Though it never touched down,
Yet I was glad there was a sign
Of another year of showers
Hidden beneath the mask of drizzles,
Ushering in the morning dew.
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Submitted on March 05, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AXBXX XBAAXXXBC XCXX XXXXXXX XXXBX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 790 |
| Words | 144 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 9, 4, 7, 5 |
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