Thirsty Leaves’ Infatuation and the Dewdrops

Only a leaf can feel the crunch of water,

As it prepares the food for the plants,

Of which water is the necessary ingredient;

A thirsty leaf can wait for sometime though, before withering into oblivion;

While thirsty, leaves look around for drops

Of water; they search for raindrops in the

Distant sky, and they look below at

The water container, brought by the

Gardener, at indefinite intervals;

Often, the leaves are deprived of the water

Of life; all the sources fail to quench their

Thirst; then the dewdrops stacked on the

Tips of green grass or on the flowers’ petals,

Appear to be drops of nectar

For the parched leaves virtually;

Leaves are then infatuated by the tiny drops

Spread on the grassy land, and want to

See their presence till they are separated

From the tree trunk; dewdrops and the Leaves can’t meet ever for the water’s sake;

Leaves and water are co-existent, but the

Latter becomes very scarce sometimes,

And the end of the life of leaves

On earth seems imminent; dewdrops are

A poor substitute of thick flushes of water

For cleaning the stains of the dirty leaves,

And enabling them to prepare food for the hungry tree; water is the source of life

For all the living beings on earth,

And, the leaves are no exception.