Waiting on a rainy day,
but not really waiting
at all, for in the drops
and dull skies there is
an interval of watching
as the moisture refreshes
the dry crusty ground.
Seeing the brown tinged
plants come back to green
hue once more and the birds
frolicking and digging, and
you are reminded of a better
waiting: stillness and awe
caught in nature’s turning.
8/1/2022