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Renuka Raghavan’s previous work has appeared in publications across the country, including, Boston Literary Magazine, Jersey Devil Press, Star 82 Review, Blink-Ink, Down in the Dirt Literary Magazine, Muddy River Poetry Review, Chicago Literati, and many more. She is the author of Out of the Blue, a collection of poetry and prose. Visit her at www.renukaraghavan.com.

Monsoons, India

Renuka Raghavan

The unexpected storm

arrived

with such quiet

grace

it settled over the Western Ghats

like

a warm blanket.

Lush green

punctuated only by

long

waterfalls nourishing

the Earth with life.

Air replete of

robust scents so strong

I close my eyes and

inhale the sweetness of

wet grass,

damp dirt,

clay and fog.

Drops cling to

each leaf and inch of bark.

Rivers of mud

carve

tributaries in fields

where children play and dance

under the showers.

This is where it lies.

The sweet relief that all will be washed anew.

— Renuka Raghavan

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