RAINING IN SUMMER

RAINING IN SUMMER There are some for whom rain is a blessing After weeks of drought and dry riverbeds Those precious droplets of cool clear water Yet hardly enough to restore cracked earth But welcome, as many rush to fill containers Kids looking upward to wash their hot faces Perhaps buried seeds think it may be a trick But do begin to germinate and grow anyway Small puddles form on concrete pathways Soon to evaporate in the returning sunshine A small, needed reminder of natural forces That after such a little while, set our futures It’s a thoughtful moment, before moving on