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INEVITABLE 
 
 
 
when the rain stops 
 
the drizzles bring the rainbow 
 
the symbol of hope and prosperity 
 
 
 
you go to the road-side palmist 
 
with a caged parrot 
 
trained to flip out your future card 
 
 
 
 
you run to your astrologer friend 
 
who suggests steps to avoid 
 
the impending danger the gem-stones required 
 
 
 
 
you look forward to night sky 
 
to identify falling stars 
 
and whisper your wishes in a hushed manner 
 
 
 
 
but when the clouds overshadow the sky 
 
for the next bout of rains 
 
the lightning falls on the tallest tree of the village 
 
reducing all your efforts to ashes 
 
 
 
rajkumar@kolkata 
18-03-2009 
Rajkumar Mukherjee