Water-friendly

Who floats these rumours
So ridiculous as to be
Downright suspicious
That a change of guard
Will bring copious rain?
The previous ruler too
Was thought to be water-friendly
Bringing a bountiful monsoon
Year after year, till the elements
Rebelled and almost submerged
The entire capital city;
The rumours have begun again
Now taking a digital route
Speaking in favour of another actor
Still waiting for his inner voice
To command him
To serve the people
In flesh and blood
And rescue the two monsoons
From the villainous El Nino.

Landmark

Something is always near
To something else
So it can be found
The little place linked
To the one better known
Soon is as well known
Sometimes better known
Even replaces
The first landmark
What rises falls,
What falls rises
The mother's son
Gives way to
The son's mother
What stares back
From the mirror
Is someone else
Ready for another
Metamorphosis.

Summer

In summer the discontent
Rises with the mercury
The grievances of the past
Shimmer before the eyes
Like the heat-stoked mirages
All who can be blamed are blamed
For the present still without little
The past had wanted and hoped for
The comparisons make the day hotter
Than it is, for what we do not have
Suddenly seems the only thing worth having
The power supply is off again
The trees too have quarreled with the breeze
With all the doors and windows open
Only the yellow haze of the afternoon seeps in
The mind has run itself out
It's time for the sun to expend its rage.