Almost a year ago, in pouring rain,
Was I born, clinging to my mother,
Feeding off her love, grew my siblings and I,
Until the farmer’s spade tore me off, alone!
Then came the dry, cold winter,
Slept I, buried in the clod,
Dreaming of the joyous day,
I would taste the sky, prosper!
Summer came, with it, the heat,
The merciless sun baked the earth,
Cracked the ground, parched my skin,
Nematodes devoured my roots, misery!
A dog burrowed, in fear cringed I,
The cow came by, and off hurried the dog,
Alas, she trod on my sod,
All but cracked apart, did I, nightmare!
The heat grew and grew, and I almost gave up,
All moisture gone, my outer sheaths dry,
For deliverance in despair, prayed I,
A sudden chill, a rumble of thunder, hope!
A procession of clouds proudly blew past,
Lending my friends and I, not a drop of succor,
Leaving not a mark to endure on for me,
Boiled in my jacket, perhaps my lot to die, darkness!
That night came a pitter patter, rain drops a fall,
As they started drumming, my heart went a humming,
Penetrating my being, the scent of wet earth,
Rain flooded the ground and my soul, grace!
New roots, green leaves, drenched in rain,
Kissed at times, by the sun, so warm,
Peeping in through the passing clouds,
A bud in me is born, to grow and bloom, flowering!
Now I dance in the caress of the breeze,
Enjoy the touch of the sun, pat of the rain,
Embrace of the dew, kiss of the bee,
Enfolding love of nature, freedom!
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