The Umbrella Walk
Updated: Jun 4
I opened my umbrella along with my heart for her.
A surprised look on her face immediately drained with the rain, and she took a step inside the temple, where I pray.
Thereby initiating the umbrella walk.
Her voice was so enchanting.
Her face felt like the cold breeze, freezing my gaze.
Little could I hear the outside world.
Little could I see it as if it shrank and shrank until the round umbrella became my entire world
A world with only her and me
A world I held tightly and firmly so as to never let it go.
Rain thrashed the air with a vibrating sound.
And draped the world like a silent night.
My heart kindled lantern-like and became the light in the enclosed umbrella,
And she felt like the air needed to glow in this deep, dark globe.
And like flies hovering around warmth,
With brightness came the mischievous rain droplets drumming on the umbrella, sliding,
Scattering and finally peeping through the tips of the umbrella ribs.
So curious to see the world, I stopped with my one scolding spin of the handle in a swooshing laugh, and they ran off.
Started moving again in the world to continue our umbrella walk.
Strong were the winds, troublesome, trying to flip the umbrella inside out.
Trying to flicker the wick of the lantern, but none could perturb it.
With all my strength, I clenched the handle in order to protect her from the whirling worries which the winds sent, while I ensured our world was intact, we continued our umbrella walk.
In my eyes, my world started to shrink, and so did she and our umbrella, until my round eyes became my entire world.
In time, a few blinks later, looking at the wavering hand and listening to the rain, my world began to expand until it reached the door.
I read on her lips the sweetest thank you, and I shut the black-domed temple, realising my wish was fulfilled while being dissolved in loving peace.
Credits
The poem was written by Rahul Mehra and illustrated by Nikhil Narayanasa.
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Wowwww 😍 it's awesome..
You painted a very beautiful picture with your poem, my friend.