“I have learnt to treasure the monsoon rain. In love our hearts have mingled like red earth and pouring rain Among all the beautiful pieces of literature that exist were inspired by the rain.”įavourite quote is from the ancient Tamil poem, Kuruntokai 40: “I adore the rain – everything from sentimental drizzles to ferocious thunderstorms. The sound of useless rain in the desolate courtyard/ Makes me more alone/ If you were here, if you were only here/My blood cries out to you all night in vain/ As sleepless as the rain. Most words are at their best when spoken in the rain.”įavourite quote is by American poet, Sara Teasdale: And when one is writing, rains can be a steady background music to pitch your thoughts or sentences against.
In dead of night during the Edawa months/when rains rage with thunderstorms /…As deafening roars arise /Deep down from the fathomless caves /…Does not your harassed soul / Writhe in an anguish of undivinable cause/ Like a helpless fawn/Under the fatal arrow of the hunter? No one from Kerala can deny that.”įavourite quote from Manaswini, poem by twentieth-century Malayalam poet, Changampuzha Krishna Pillai: I feel Malayalam poetry has a rhythm, because of the influence of the rains. There is so much loneliness you experience in that moment. “Rain reminds me of my childhood, when I stand in front of the doorway and a strong gush of wind beats against me. And frequently, I do. But since the work of enchantment has been already done by the rain, it's often the best time to sit back beside an open window with a cup of masala chai and a cat on your lap! Which also means you end up snoozing – and I do plenty of that too.”įavourite quote is by American musician, Roger Miller: “Rain is inspiring primarily because it defamiliarizes the world, doesn't it? Suddenly, the everyday world, with its fixed limits and boundaries, turns fluid and magical and green. It's a time when the world – otherwise so stoic and indifferent – seems to be brimming over with signs and cues, even if you can't quite decode them. Poetry is essentially about the same quest: to re-enchant the world for oneself. That makes the rain the ideal time to write poetry.
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