Mumbai Monsoon - July 31, 2014

Morning skies as gray as slate,

No sunbeams peeking through,

Palm fronds wafting in the breeze,

For what will soon ensue.

The heavens gush in torrents,

Sheets of rain fall to the earth,

Birds cling to any shelter,

They hold for all they're worth.

Strong rivulets of water,

Swirl in overflowing streets,

Tarps loosen from their moorings,

Tin roofs feel the steady beats.

Drains clog and roadways flood,

Umbrellas sail like kites unfurled,

Annoying but much needed,

Is this watery monsoon world.

Carmen Henesy

Copyright July 31, 2014 by Carmen Henesy

Our World Tuesday - Going Out With a Bang - September 17, 2013

Since we had gone several days with no rain at all, I thought we had seen the end
of monsoon season.  Not so, apparently, as there have been torrential downpours
off and on since the start of the Bandra Fair, which has been taking place in the
streets by our condo.  And what rain it has been, complete with thunder and 
lightning which hasn't normally accompanied the rains the last couple of months.
The rain comes down, literally, in sheets and it has sent the throngs scurrying 
for cover - not that there have been many places to escape.  

The rain isn't showing up very well in these photos but, trust me, it is pouring  You 

cannot even see the Arabian Sea in the distance.

I am participating in 

Our World Tuesday,

staying indoors and dry!