The earth was parched and
it longed for love. Nothing can heal the
cracks in the soul as love can.
Everything that has life comes in pairs, reflected the earth. Man has woman. The animals have their mates. Even the plants have their mates. Male and
female. And the love that binds
them. What’s life without that bond?
The earth longed for a
loving touch. It had been violated for
millennia. Civilisations came and went violating
her pristine innocence. Violation has
been her destiny ever since the ape descended from the tree and started walking
on two legs.
Did I not love you? The rainclouds that gathered in the heavens
asked her. Did I not love you from the
time you were born?
The earth smiled. Her smile was warped. But she nodded her ascent. The cracks in her soul were filled with
longing.
The clouds smiled. When someone longs for you, you have reasons
to smile. What’s life without that
longing?
The rain descended from
the heavens consummating the earth’s longing.
Slush formed in the puddles. What’s love without some slush?
PS. Written for Indispire
Edition 120: #Love
Challenge
Or maybe where there is love, there is slush....What a beautiful story - love, longing, healing, and just to prevent it from becoming mundane, the slush...!
ReplyDeleteYes, Sunaina, where there is love there is slush. Inevitable.
DeleteHow heart felt. Especially for World Environment Day. Very Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Deletebeautifully written
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it.
DeleteAbsolutely poetic. And perfect timing, what with the monsoons touching Kerala coast today
ReplyDeleteI'm in Kerala enjoying the monsoon.
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