the moment before the rain
after the garden has been planted
when children play, the air riven
with silver laughter, let them be
soon it will rain
the moment before the rain
the garden alive, trembles
timid nascent shoots wait
to unfold; the smell of lilac
anticipation graces the air
the moment before the rain
still, conversations carry
past fences, twilight lasts and
lasts, laughing children have
joined the wild and escaped
the moment before the rain
children run away, shouting
“come back” only makes everyone
smile in resignation
no one sleeps tonight
before the rain
quiet waiting, birds
still, a pause, smell
indefinable,
exact, like no other



a beutiful season to be sure
Love you words xo