Purple Rain

We're quick to curse the rain.

We blame it for ruining

a day, any day,

our day.

But if you're lucky enough

to like flowers and photography

You will thank the rain

for the way it scatters its liquid diamonds

and multiplies the beauty

of everything.

Winter's Bite

Winter has been gnashing its teeth at us!

Wherever the icy rains land

they stick

and freeze mid-action,

creating beautiful, frozen statues.

Branches groan under the weight of their heavy cloak

and power lines crack and fall,

leaving many people without electricity.

So, we create a light of our own,

with stories and games,

laughter and patience.

(The power outage only lasted 26 hours for us.

So all is well, no need for anyone to worry.)

Life in a Raindrop

Peeping through my spyglass

I head out in the rain

in search of

New Worlds

I find a whole galaxy of watery planets!

Ethereal, transluscent

hanging by

a silvery

thread

Twin planets

feed each other

on a black, metallic

bed

Ghostly grey,

a portent world

so dark 

I'm filled with

dread

Blue-eyed

water world

you'd think it would be

Red

These

crystal balls and prisms

assure me

winter's

fled

But best of all

are raindrop worlds

that tell me

spring's

ahead

We Wait

And so we wait

For the air

to soften,

For the rain

to bring us back

to life.