Wednesday, June 25, 2014

A May Shower – v2

Something different, particular
a May shower, the other day,
not July; certainly not March
not snow, not winter
not even fall, something different
A specific sound, a definite smell
of the May shower –

Warm but not hot, the pavement, the dirt
reacting but not convulsed
a gentle warm rain, cooling, caressing
the plants, the driveway, even the air
Falling slowly, lightly, spritely
onto the dry ground, new greens
thirsty for light rain

A change in the air itself
more rounded somehow
pearls of smell, wafting up
from surfaces, even the air different
Lightened somewhat
in the afterglow, the memory,
of the May shower


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edited June 25, 2014
A May Shower – v2
May 20, 2008
A May Shower

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