Dance of the Peacock - Love, Lust & Longing

And then he began to dance. He had waited long enough; he had suffered and survived dry, barren days. He had taken on the blinding heat with grace and poise. Yes, he had waited enough for this dance. A dance that felt like the first kiss, a dance that was contagious enough to make those butterflies in the stomach catch on with his adrenaline filled moves. A dance to celebrate, to feel, to seek and to find. He had waited long enough..

Monochromatic earth spread in all directions around him; shades of brown were all he had seen in the last few months. There was dryness everywhere and it spread like an epidemic conquering lands and living beings. Amidst all the burnt earth stood a golden shower tree in full bloom, like a warrior who had won over all miseries nature threw at it. How can something so beautiful be created for a season such as this - he wondered. Do these yellow bouquets symbolize prosperity for real or is the heat making me hallucinate? The freshness seemed too good to be true. Well, he parked his thoughts for a later moment. Now was his time to rejoice, to come alive.

Drops of rain hit the earth that was on fire. One, another one and one more and many more- they danced too, to the tunes of the wind. Earth let out a sigh of relief; its burning heart had quenched the thirst. She had finally been touched, caressed and cared for. The tantalizing scent born from their rendezvous filled the air. He couldn't hold back anymore. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath to experience ecstasy- the scent of damp earth, releasing all her heat and stress to the skies; the smell of romance, of tranquility, love and everything deep. This is it, he thought. The wait is over. Rain is here- blissful showers, deafening thunderstorms and scary lightning. What more could he ask for? He opened his beautiful feather carpet and swayed to the tunes of the rain and thunder. His eyes were closed to everything around. All he wanted then, was to feel those drops of water hit him hard and flow down his long blue neck to kiss the earth. He danced in trance till he was one with his world.  Rain, my love, how I missed you around!