April Rain

Yesterday it rained torrents, with the first spring thunder sounding like the sky clearing its throat after a long dry winter. Today the sky is blue with flowers popping everywhere.

April Rain ~ Langston Hughes

Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.

Serenity Revisited

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For two weeks work worries
Have kept me awake
Into the wee hours
Or pulled me out of sleep in early morning
To obsess and worry and wish
For absolute certainty of actions.
Resolved at last, I embrace a weekend of breakfast with friends,
Iced mint tea and naps in the chair by the window, grateful for ease of mind and a light breeze on my face.

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Calm after the storm

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This morning dawns at 61 degrees with sky as blue as the sparkling glass that I collect on my window ledge,
Reminding me of the cool crisp dew- drenched mornings of my childhood.
I could wish for an un-ending summer like this
But I am in the land of heat and humidity
So I will be grateful for this day and
revel in the need for a sweater.

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