The First Dance of the Monsoon

The nebulous clouds blanket the sky
Every soul takes a joyous leap,
The soft wind gushes forth
And my eyes glitter with utopian hope.


Baby droplets descend along the kaleidoscopic path
Oh, my heart wants to swirl around,
A melancholic tone echoes through the trees
Wishing to break through the barriers tonight.



The carriage of blissful ignorance
Carries you to a world unknown,
Where all the avarice is expunged
And sinless simplicity still dwells.



Where the nimble feet stretch out in glee
And ballet through the unsullied land of ecstasy,
Where the music of sanctity flows through the valley
Rinsing away all the dirt of agony.

A smile of reminiscence plays on my lips

As I amble by the rain swept ground,

My heart travels to a territory left behind

And tears of nostalgia accompany along.

- Sayantani Sarkar.