04-10-2021, 09:54 AM
(04-10-2021, 04:17 AM)savannah Wrote: Rain arrives with the urgency of a debt
collector, pounds on walls of tar, concrete
and hair, grabbing dried leaves and
bottle cap coins as currency. Sounds nice but I don't understand the image of bottle cap coins
Rain, silver reed, touch of a Christmas is the holiday significant?
angel upon parched soil, finds its
mirror-twin in a limpid pool of glass,
content as a sleeping child. Is rain falling? Wouldn't it be rippled and chaotic? Maybe this is the first drop of rain, eye of the storm?
Rain, splinter upon skin, grows from ant
to army, slicing through air like arrows.
It drums on our roof and needles our
windows until night falls like a mother's I like this whole section
blanket, softening it to a whisper.
You let its scent fill your breath
with soaked mud, awakened leaf
and a hint of new hope. I don't know how long a monsoon lasts but doesn't sound too terrifying, pretty imagery. Thanks for sharing
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches

