The Retreating Monsoon

Retreat or return

Clouds seem to be in two minds.

Confusion in change.

https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/heeding-haiku-with-chevrefeuille-october-7th-2020-changing/

Author: gdutta17

Born in the year 1968, my childhood was spent amidst the beautiful scenic landscape of a small town in India, Ranchi. Though an engineer by qualification, reading, writing and cooking are my passions. Another thing that I am passionate about is my country, India. As they say, a lifetime is probably not enough to explore the whole of India. Currently based in Kolkata, I can be reached at gdutta17@gmail.com. View all posts by gdutta17

14 thoughts on “The Retreating Monsoon”

Readers Roost (@readersroost) says:

October 8, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Where I live, we are in a drought state of mind and when it is overcast, it is from smoke rather than water vapor.
~cie from poetry of the netherworld~

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  October 9, 2020 at 8:58 am
  
  I can imagine. We, in India, have been generally lucky this year. The rains have been good and we expect crops this year to be good too. Autumn in India is when the rains begin to retreat but we still get occasional heavy but brief showers. We had one yesterday afternoon and that was when I wrote this. 😊🙏
  
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Msdedeng says:

October 9, 2020 at 12:27 am

I had to come back here, how very true! 🙂

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  October 9, 2020 at 8:55 am
  
  Morning….from India. Tea….or coffee for you today? 😀🙏
  
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  1. Msdedeng says:
    
    October 9, 2020 at 10:13 am
    
    You know, I have had two cups of earl grey tea this week. Happy now? haha
    
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  2. gdutta17 says:
    
    October 9, 2020 at 10:26 am
    
    😀 Verrrrryyyy much Happy. Please make that four cups next week. But Earl Grey is certainly not going to switch you from coffee. You need a good large cuppa of the finest aromatic tea from India to do that. 🙂
    
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  3. Msdedeng says:
    
    October 9, 2020 at 9:11 pm
    
    Haha, you are funny, and thank you for the laugh. 🙂
    
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  4. gdutta17 says:
    
    October 9, 2020 at 9:32 pm
    
    😊🙏
    
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Z & Z says:

October 9, 2020 at 6:53 am

Nicely done–I can so relate!

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  October 9, 2020 at 8:49 am
  
  Thank you. The autumn season here in India is one when the monsoon begins to retreat and we have freak, sudden sharp showers….just like the one heavy but brief downpour we had last afternoon. It is so sudden that sometimes you are caught, totally unprepared to face the rain. 😊
  
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  1. Z & Z says:
    
    October 9, 2020 at 10:26 am
    
    Oh my goodness!
    
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-Eugenia says:

October 9, 2020 at 9:12 pm

Good one and so true!

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kittysverses says:

October 10, 2020 at 8:18 pm

Nice observations and Haiku. 🙂

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1. gdutta17 says:
  
  October 10, 2020 at 8:55 pm
  
  Thank you so much. The weather in Kolkata is really freaky these days and we are having spells of rain followed by bright sunshine. 😊
  
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