A Rainy Day

On a rainy day the sky remains overcast with clouds. The sun is not visible. It looks dull and dismal all around. It pours and drizzles continuously round the clock. Along with the sharp showers, thunder roars, lightning flashes and strong wind blows. Rivers, canals and tanks swell up; roads and paths get muddy and submerged; the pedestrians with umbrella overhead have to move with care and caution. All work remains practically suspended. Students cannot go to schools and colleges, and the few who go become drenched and shivering with a break-up on account of the rainy day. The labourers and day-wage-earners are hard hit on a rainy day. They cannot go out to earn their livelihood. But the even tenor of rain striking upon the tin roofs and window-panes give one a poetic mood. However a rainy day is, after all, a day of confinement at home.