Curse you, O cloud, Human say with disdain,
You neither quench the earth's thirst, nor sustain
The trees' parched throats, the soil's barren pain,
You only thunder and cause such strain. Curse you, O cloud, for all this rain

With words like arrows, Human pierce the sky,
And curse the cloud, up high and dry. Again and again, human's words fly,
Curse you, O cloud!" Human cry.

The cloud hears all,
and summons dark clouds near,
To teach the human a lesson severe.
To the dark clouds, it says,
"Hear my plea, drench him,
let him drown in the sea."
With lightning's flash, it taunts with glee.

Curse you, O cloud, for all this rain!
You've flooded the earth, caused such pain,
You summon more clouds, again and again.
With lightning's flash, you mock and disdain.
Curse you, O cloud, for all this rain!
Again, the human cries with pain,
"Curse you, O cloud!"

The cloud, angered, asks,
"Tell me why, you humans always want to cry?
You're never satisfied, never try
To cherish what you have, fly high.
You always want more, and then you sigh."

"You curse for less, you curse for more, You're greedy to the very core.
Curse you, O human, Cloud implore,
Curse you, O human, evermore!"

-Aditi Hayaran (Larkspur)