Ankur 2012 - BASC - Bengali Association of Southern California

34 Ankur 2012
Torrents and Troubles and Little Things Like Rain
Shreya Chattopadhyay
Age 14
Pitter, patter
Thump, thump
Slap goes the rain
The rain we’ve all been waiting for
Throughout this long, hot day
Not just a little drizzle
Nor the stray drop here and there
But the great Indian Monsoon
Quite the marvelous affair
The rain that is a mother
The rain that is a friend
To the hardworking farmers
Who work for months on end
It’s rain that fuels the economy
The rain that lets things grow
It’s rain that is a part of life
A grand, seasonal show
The Indian Monsoon
How beautiful it is!
A dream landscape for the artist
Jupiter
A playground for the child
A lullaby for sleepless souls
The tears of the wild
It’s rain that thumps strong and steady
Like the heartbeat in my chest
Rain we can only dream of
Here in the American West
Oh the sight, the feel, the smell, the sound
Of this wild, torrential rain
That brings so much happiness
And washes away so much pain
It reminds me that there is magic
In the little things in life
And that the simplest things can help us
From hardships and from strife
It’s a beautiful thing, an enchanting thing
Something I will not forget soon:
The strength, the rhythm, the beauty
Of the Indian Monsoon
Sohini Halder
Age 13
Slowly Earth turns,
While I watch from Jupiter.
Bathing in the sun’s holy light,
A work of art, God’s precious gift,
Now cracked, at war with itself,
Resonating with each undermining quake of man.
Slowly Earth changes,
While I watch from Jupiter.
To the ground, golden leaves fall,
Along with another man on the battlefield.
New weapons, new wars, new toys for
Those who love most when love has lost to hate.
Slowly Earth bleeds,
While I watch from Jupiter.
Bittered by the way the bruised waters
Batter the shore, the blue-black drops
Muddle the beauty
That once was this world.
Slowly Earth dies,
Her silent tears now raging rivers.
And her people, just like me
Seem to be waiting,
Watching from Jupiter.