a restless ocean
roaring in the trees
I float on the porch
eyes closed
adrift
the storm
sneaks in
with the night
fourth of July
sitting on the grass
watching them
try to shoot down
the approaching storm
sheets rippling
on the clothesline
waiting for the rain
heading home
the rain meets me
halfway
storm yellow sky
the whiptails scatter
with the first drops of rain
making their way
through the raindrops
a hummingbird
and a ray of
sunlight
deeper and deeper blue
until the sky falls away
and the desert steams
flash flood
a boulder dances
down the arroyo
thunderwind
tall green weeds
lean over
and point to where
the garbage can was
the rain that
soaked my skin
the thunder that
silenced your words
(oh but the lightning that
showed me everything)
the tingle
of each cold drop
on the back of my neck
as we kissed
the rain away
after the storm
the scent of stars
through the open door
night breeze
a patch of cattails
stalking the moon
a few days
after the storm
a patch of yellow
in a sea of green
buttercups
where the gravel
turns to dust
then turns to rain
how far down
this old dirt road
we walk for love