unexpected rain
visits the dry hills—
light strokes of green
Advertisements
Tag: drought
1505
it’s too late, too late
flowers are incredulous
unpunctual rain
1361
limp yellowed grass
whisper their thirst
showers due tonight
1264
suddenly important
a cool shade of trees
frying pan of a day
977
friends flooded
roads treacherous
love every drop
869
messages in braille
ridges and creases in bark
sequoias are dying
436
fresh coffee brewing
a steady snare beat outside
neighbors sing out “Rain!”
429
frogs and dragonflies
left no forwarding address
took the creek with them
409
our morning prayer
a sound almost forgotten
it’s rain chanting back
396
on parched yellow hills
light bouquets of petrichor
left by the first rain
392
chopping fire breaks
on a hill of dying trees
clusters of deer watch
388
stalking the city
shimmering stripes of fierce heat
a tiger summer
387
clearing out dry brush
yellowed stalks whacked to stubble
evicting the deer
385
wearing a straw hat
I clean my yard of tinder
neighbors pass, no words
374
when will they return
tall, bright banners of snow melt
Yosemite Falls
