After the Rain

Trees,
their leaves adorned with raindrop jewels,
heaving under the weight of the water,
bending low toward the

Rain:

Rain is playful kisses in the sun
A mother, when rainbow hues are spun
A gentle tickle on morning flowers
Icy as pinpricks

A wondrous world, a child's dream.
Popcorn clouds, filled with ice cream.
Raindrops to lollipops, red, blue, violet and

Silver curtains drape the skies,
A flash reveals a golden eye,
From joy, it cries

Diamonds,
Tappi ng on my window

Gently cascading
Torrents

Misery's Flood

It came, after hours of oppression.
In torrents, in floods, drenching, beating down,
The earth was swallowed