the headache came two days before –
and then the wind –
and then the storm —
it poured! it blew the leaves alight –
i closed the windows,
closed them tight,
the sky was painted only gray,
and from there , somewhere,
lightning came ,
her thunder dancing right behind,
lo’ laughing, running, hands entwined —

the trees waved their helloes, goodbyes,
the eaves were crying, grasses sighed,
birds flying through those flighty steps —
new summer rains summer begets —

a world of most impressiv’ display,
it me upon impressions made,
and we through seasons, reading days,
bookmarked sometimes by sun, by rain,
stop as they pass,
and start again.

2021