I woke to sideways rain
What felt like anger hit banana leaves, the tiled roof, our bedroom windows
Becoming one in my bed with the great outdoor's plan of a cleanse,
mid night,
in darkness and in trust
The force felt something greater than were it in the daylight
wooshing, dripping, spitting, cutting
wind, water, clouds, thunder, a draft of light behind
my still closed eyes and foggy brain
Me, a sheltered witness to this harmonious cacophony
She, offering tears of bombarding goodness to the thirsty;
shallow rooted plants, echo filled cisterns, the forgotten beach towel
Vestiges of the bestowed gifts became shiny reminders come dawn’s breaking
puddles, verdant waxy greens, abundant clouds in blue
I am reminded of the meditation phrase “begin again”
and like a farfetched longing to bloom in the unpredictable
I sit, satisfied, in the present moment of a damp morning
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