Cracked earth baring fissures
Gnarled outstretched arms
Searching; slivers of shade, grey
Barely green leaves
Braving the brown of death
Glimmering pearl falls; sizzles
Unearths the hidden scent
Streaks of happy tears
Soothing the parched skins
Songs of long gone promises
Wash away the gritty patina
Running streamlets
Pools of mirrored happiness
Drops falling out of the sky
Meeting the earth
Bind the yearning realms
Slake the thirst
-Anuradha Venkatnarayan
