Season of happiness and businesses
By Atok Dan Baguoot
As first rains soften black soil of South Sudan,
Birds and bats fly about with insects
littering skies with their wings
Fallen wings from white ants form also cataracts in our eyes
All form a cloud of beauty of our nature
Buzzes of prey chasing predator forms pollution of the season
Swarms of flies become a tourism park for passerby,
Likewise flock of birds blankets mild afternoon sun on our skies
Reptiles, birds and frogs wrestle for glades in forest
As birds and bats traverse the rainy greyish skies,
other flying insects wince to approach their holes for hideout
With rains, goats run with upward pointed tails
wiggling sideways in stormy air current
Chickens and doves flicker in violent thunder of rains
Rains restore hope for next harvest
Farmers dash for their seed to plant
Souls fly like birds which use airspace without fees
Evening comes for bats to flock without obeying space traffic norms
Moles and rats race with thick clouds for food
Our eyes spray clear afternoon skies following flock of birds at distance
Some go in “V” and “U” shapes
They make living artistic styles over the skies
Our eyes fly about with birds
Later snow in the warm form hailstones
Birds and other wingless creatures frozen in the cool of the year
It is rainy season in South Sudan that life blossoms with flowers
It is season of happiness and businesses
Farmers clear their fields, herders erect their byres
Other nocturnal animals prepare their dents for longer rainy season
Clear insects compile their harvest