മരുഭൂമിയിലെ മഴത്തുള്ളികൾ [സാക്ഷി .എസ്‌ . ആനന്ദ്]

N¼nNp«³.sWäv “”kmUn¨p W¡n NpXn¨p fq¶ptb^pw Fjpt¶äp . fp_n]n sI¶v H¶v f]§n AXp¯ _u*nWn_§m³ SpX§pt¼mÄ , bp_¯ptbm] hpssd_n¡ fX§n k¶p. H¶v {cgv B]n ko*pw bp_¯n_§pt¼mÄ B C_¡w fsäm^p Dt±lw NqXn k¨pÅSm]n^p¶p.

MmtWm hpKnt]m B Wm«n k¶n«Spks^ H«pw fUybmW§Ä¡v {lfn¡pNt]m….ASnWm]n tbmNpNt]m sI]vSn«nÃ. hpKn IqXpNm`¯p WÃtbms` bm« (Xn³dn]À ) thkn¡pw B]n^ps¶¦n`pw Mm³ sk_pw H^p Ht¡g\ {Zn¦À fm{Sfm]n^p¶p. {bhoSm\v BNs« bSnsW«mw k]Ên WmXpkn« Nm^\w , hUtÊm hu{iU hmiI^y§tam CÃmSn^p¶SnWm ….fUyw f\¯p tbm`pw tWm¡m³ DÅ Akh^w Nn«n]n^p¶nÃ. F¶m FWn¡mhf]w M§Ä¡v sbmSpkm]n hwekn¨ tkUWNapsX]pw AbI]§apsX]pw bn^nfp_p¡w Np_¡m³ ….AÂb fUy¯n³s_ f^kn¸v Bklyfms\¶v tSm¶n. {bhn]psX NÌZn]n BNs« A_dnNnjkWv NpXn¨pk¨ Im^m]¯nsâ]pw ….tcm_n³ `nNz_n³s_]pw bNpSn]m]n tdm«n`pNÄ hp`ew B]n^p¶p. M§Ä Bklys¸XmsS M§sX B{iiw fWÊn`m¡n , ko«n¡]_n Hm³ bNpSn]m]n Nps_ tdm«n`pfm]n M§sX _qfn k¶p.

fUyw Wn_§Ä tbms`¯s¶ b^n\mf Akhv–T]n`pw ASnsâ “” SWnWn_w “” Nm\n¡psf¶v A¶m\v Mm³ l^n¡p fWÊn`m¡p¶Sv !. ^mhbUmÀT§Ä sI¶n_§p¶ sXÌvXyqdpNan , tk_n« {bSn{bkÀ¯W§Ä SpX^p¶ tbms` fUykpw sI¶ptI^p¶ WmZoM^¼n`pw …fhvSngv¡§an`pw AWpNq`kpw {bSnNq`kpfm] {bkIWmSoS b^n\mfkpw {bSn{bkÀ¯W {bSnhÔnNapw B\v hrgv–Xn¡p¶Sv– F¶v MmW_n]p¶Sv sfsÃ]m]n^p¶p. SpX¡¯n {bhn M§Ä¡v PvamÊpNan fUyw bNÀ¶pS¶ “”Int]jvhv b_ªp M§sasNm*v NpXn¸n¨n«p , e£\w fm{Sw Njn¨ A^nsN C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p . Ak³s_ ht´mgkpw DÕmikpw N*v A`nkv tSm¶n Mm³ b_ªp.

“” Aan]m Wo F¶m]m`pw CsSms¡ Njnt¡*n k^pw !. WsÃm^p Akh^fm CSv Ct¸mÄ SpX¡fnXm³…ASnWm Wo N¼Wn¡v Np_¨p Njns¡Xm ….sk_psS C^n¡msS !.””

“”H^n¯n^n NpXn , NqXpS`v tk*m “” hKn]pw ht¸mÀ«v sI]vSp .

“”tk* Aan]·ms^ Wn§Ä NpXn¡v , Wn§Ä NpXn¡p¶ N*m Ss¶ F³s_ fWw Wn_]pw “”

F¶v b_ªp M§Ä¡v ko*pw ko*pw Hjn¨v S¶v …M§sa]k³ WÃtbms` NpXn¸n¨p. B tlmN bÝm¯`¯n`pw , FÃmw f_¶p M§Ä NpXn¨p SÅn…SfmlNÄ b_ªp sbm«n¨n^n¨p. A§sW B ht´mgkpw BtQmgkpw , NanSfml sbm«n¨n^n]pfm]v– hUÊv sNmjp¡pt¼mÄ…

“”I§m]nfms^ …FWn¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv