Rain

Yesterday the rains came
pouring out like the showerhead in fancy hotels
it fell
for some time
soaking grass
and making small lakes
where lawn had been.

I sat on the porch
the gardenia is blooming
and its smell
gentle
transports me
to childhood days

the thunder far off
the rain misting me on the porch
the neighbor greets me with
a holler and wave

when do we take time
to be
in the rainstorm
that covers the thirsty
ground and waters
all the flowers?
perhaps
now

God Abides
Bobbie Giltz McGarey
@2006