long awaited heavenly showers

Often I wonder if any other weather could pluck the chords of my heart as much as this long awaited rain does. There is no denial that the weather was a bit harsh for the last couple of days. But finally it rained, and it rained like a blessing, a serenade in my ears, a nectar to my throat. This joy has no equal anywhere in the world. When drops of rain make sound on earth after such a long silence, it feels like heaven. And the smell of rain, it has a spell in it. It freezes my mind, and I just wish it never fades away. I wish it tickles my olfactory senses forever, and ever. But then, since pricelessness of beauty lies in its evanescence, so I wont ask for more of this. I sit by my verandah, with lappy on my lap, and as I write this article I can see the lightening across the sky. Today, its not roaring like it does, I can only see the light and a mild purr... may be God is also in love, with its creation