Rain Slurs

Fences of rain

fall to the ground

in rapid succession

smothering themselves

into the ground before

assembly can be

uniformly completely;

random rain replenishes

the dry soil and

encourages the growth

of all that which has

been discouraged

as we struggle to

remain free and clear;

the hooting of owls

deep inside the dark

woods announce

the rainy combatants

and the foggy conditions

of the breakdown;

worms slither away

from their slimy holes

and potential hunters

for silver hooks on which

they have too often

found themselves hanging;

Birch trees illuminate

the entrance and candle

fumes darken its walls

and somewhere in all

this utter wetness, one

can hear the sounds of

tomorrow's birds...

18Sept16