TEARS OF RAIN
How soon the romance of rain flees
As the night darkens in distant hamlets
Recreating myths of new ghosts 
shrouding their grey fringe ;
Whispering sad tales 
of group clashes , bomb blasts
and gruesome murder of suspects by Maoists
at which sensitive hearts cringe !

Rain drops like tears
From widowed eyes
Searching for succor
On night’s blood-stained thighs
Dampening the spirit of democracy
Of an entire nation
And echoing our silent , helpless cries.

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