The sun rises

And then

The drops come

Slowly, at first,

Just a sprinkling

 

And then

Louder

And

Louder

Bigger

And Bigger

 

It’s pouring now

The sky dumping in entire contents

Onto the earth

Soaking the fields

Flooding the rivers

Filling the ponds

 

Then it stops.

 

Silence.

 

Just a faint mist on the breeze

Like it never even happened

 

And the sun keeps rising

Slowly

Steadily

And the drops sparkle

As they cling to the trees

Just a hint of what took place only moments ago

 

Look closely

Or you might miss the fact that

The rain came today

 

 

~Franchesca Stimming