tender rain
tender rain, not so much falling
as gliding downward to caress
desiccated leaf and blade
in comforting slaking of thirst
engorgement and, eventually,
grateful, green satiety
tender rain, not so much falling
as gliding downward to caress
desiccated leaf and blade
in comforting slaking of thirst
engorgement and, eventually,
grateful, green satiety
Author of the Nandria Series, MaryJane is a retired family practice physician who grew up in the Midwest but now lives in the Pacific Northwest.