The Night Rain

I went to the window side,

And climbed up a bunker.

I opened the window

And let the air of the night into the dorm.

My head rested on a pillow against an iron rod.

The night was still but the dorm awake.

The sweet smell of the night earth wafted into the air.

A drop of cold liquid ice fell on me,

I shivered.

The smell was intoxicating, I fell asleep

Forgetting to learn for my exam.

I dreamt of playing in the rain

After a day of school.

Time elapsed and closer I moved to the examination.

But God be thanked for sending the Messiah

In the form of the night rain.

The night rain hit my face,

I shivered.

Had it not been for the night rain

                                                   I would have surely failed. 

Dated: September, 1998