unexpected rain
visits the dry hills—
light strokes of green
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
364
new amber alert
man watering lawn with hose
police on their way
361
manicured lawns turn
into meadows, food gardens,
and child habitats
335
mild toasty summer
Nature’s consolation prize
for dry reservoirs
334
dry throated thunder
a desert’s rainless lightning
San Francisco Bay
319
all doors and windows
stay open in this heat
neighbors hear neighbors
