Samanyan Lakshminarayanan - # #A SURVIVAL PLAN

[the concept of this write stolen from one of
jakki vasudev's story]


a group of farmers
went to god the creator
asking for a reform in nature

the right thing at the wrong time
that's what you do they say
a drought when we need rain
a pouring rain which does not give us gain
a flood to wash away our grains

give us the power
to handle nature
we do know better
god obliged without an utter

after tilling and sowing
almost like a drip irrigation
the rain was made to fall on
the growth was encouraging

the rain was stopped
when not needed
the field was a lovely green
sparkling in the beautiful sunshine

we will reap the benefits
when we harvest...thought the farmers
a mild breeze to take away the heat
uprooted a part of the cultivation

is it a trick god is playing on us
the farmers thought..examined the uprooted
roots were short
grains not too many

god owed an explanation
'see i give a drought for the root to grow
deep inside to find its resources
the growth of the root stabilizes the plant'

MINE WAS A SURVIVAL PLAN
YOU WANTED AN IMMEDIATE GAIN

Samanyan Lakshminarayanan

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