Shaheen Akhtar
Rain; you give me shelter,
From the scorching summer heat.
Kids play with you and paper boats,
And I find pleasure when
You bring them joy...
Peace is when I hear you drip
From trees overnight.
A melody...
So soothing to the ears.
But,
No more peace!
You have been so
incessant and unslackening...
You keep me indoors all day long.
Neither can I beg,
Nor can I ask for alms from the rich.
I have nothing to feed my family
At the end of my day.
And my little ones sob
In hunger and for shelter...
O' rain! I am a petty beggar.
All I can do is to beg of you...
My house floats now,
Like the paper boats.
O' rain!
Have pity on us...
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Poet Shaheen Akhtar studied
English Literature and currently
lives in Guwahati, Assam
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