STATUE IN THE RAIN

STATUE IN THE RAIN


As I walk,
Umbrella in hand,
Along the park, it rains.
I take cover and hide beneath
The open umbrella.

And,
Then I hear the rain drops strike
Against the white marble,
The statue of Venus,
Open,
Uncovered,
Standing for ages.

I, the omnipotent man,
Vanquished by rain drops!
The soul of the soul-less statue
Mocks and smiles at me.

The living will perish,
The non-living, never.


• Written for "Invalid Item" , “Pond poetry” contest.


M C Gupta
20 December 2007