Fall Showers

down from the heavens it falls
so quickly it is hard to see each

droplet until it hits the ground

and splashing into the next one

falling right after and behind;

down from the trees it falls

collecting on the branches

and the leaves until it weight

forces bending and its release

down to the ground where it

puddles and spreads carving

gullies into unprotected clay;

down from the bushes it falls

as the cupped leaves cannot

hold it liquid, pouring it onto

the grass where it is absorbed

until the earth swells and

releases what nature has so

easily and willingly provided.

17 September 2020