Does rain possess a mind?

Does rain possess a mind?

Does rain possess a mind?

Or else, why does it downpour

Like a torrential lashing

Into the miseries of the poor

Does rain possess a mind?

Or else, why does it drizzle like

Kindness again and again

Into the affluence of the rich

Does rain possess a mind?

Or else, why does it play havoc

Always in some regions

As floods and landslides

Does rain possess a mind?

Or else, why does it hesitate to come

Sometimes, becomes incessant

Another time, breaks and clears

Does rain possess a mind?

Or else, why does it waffle indefinitely

To pour down in some places

And makes the land a rain bird.

By Ismail Meladi