The thirst of the parched land

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It gazed up at the sky,
waiting for the rain,
its mouth wide open
to quench the thirst within.
No drop did it feel
as it helplessly gazed
waiting,waiting and waiting.
The clouds drifted lazily,
indifferent to its thirst.
"Shower thy rain!"
its heart screamed
in a voice unheard.
Its soul bled,
its eyes burned
as it waited and waited
for the rain to come.
A lone bird flew in the sky
humming a tuneless song.
Why?Oh! Why?
does not the rain come?
It heaved a sigh
its throat on fire.
Shamelessly it cried
in vain for its unfulfilled desire.
It closed its eyes
waiting to breathe its last
when suddenly
from the depths of heavens,
a lone drop fell
on its dry parched lips
and it smiled.
                       -Rakshinda.

A new phase

Well!its been sometime since  my blog took its first breath with the help of Arjit who is the one who coaxed me to give blog writing a chance and Moin who actually introduced me to the world of computers.I shall forever be indebted to these two for caring enough to care.It was not easy and i am still learning.but i hope that with time i shall be able to shake off the snow from my feathers or should i say blow away the dust from my tired soul.
This is my first post and i really don't know what to write.Its as if my mind is blank and my heart numb.maybe there is too much that i want to share but am lost as to where to begin..well i guess the best option would be to begin with MYSELF.
I don't know how others see me as but  if i had to describe myself ,i would begin with 'A Dreamer".Yes thats me..Foolish !perhaps but a dreamer nonetheless.may be that is  because i am an aquarian and that too a typical one.I love to see things the ideal way.I am not much of an optimist though i try to .I get hurt easily coz i trust easily.Now thats a nasty trait.isn't it?I am working in it though  i am not sure whether i will succeed in that.I love books and music and if there is anything i really love besides these two.thats teaching. I just love being a Teacher.It makes me feel complete and  satisfied.Strangely enough i had never ever thought that i would be one.I still remember the day when my father had suggested that i should aim at becoming a teacher as i would make a good one.At that time i had not been so sure but now i realize that teaching is what i am good at. .This is perhaps what i was meant to be.My purpose to be in this world..I don't know that how far i succeed but i do love what i am doing ,.it fills me with a sense of peace and joy.
I value FREEDOM.I think that is the most important thing in the world.Take away freedom and take away the zeal to live.Who knows that better than the person who has tasted the bitter pill of captivity?I am not talking about literal bondage.I mean chains on thoughts,breaths and sometimes even on existence.Anyway,i will write about some other time.
 I can go on and on bot i will save that for later..Hopefully this new phase of my life would unravel  new mysteries before me and instil in me a new hope.