by Amanda Piatt

Created on: December 28, 2008

The Coming of the Change

How fragile the young and twisting green
For lack of rain a sight most seen
Brown beneath the withered trees
Sick and fraught with drought's disease

Lazy haze of summer long
Crunch and snap the season's song
Alas, the moor tis nearly gone
Those eager await the dew at dawn

Time sullen until the day did come
Brisk breeze bade the fragile boughs hum
Hark! Tis blessed rain in the sky!
Alluring, now the time is nigh

Crisp and fresh the coming air
All creatures ready and prepare
Storms drawing near to liberate
Those succumbing to El Nino's fate

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