The 30th of June
June 30, 2009
tantalizing clouds
hold out hope of rain;
perhaps there will be fireworks.
All Around
June 21, 2009
Whistling aurora encases
Ears in a shuddering
Presence of imminence
Sound of sand spilling
From precipitous heights
Hissing as it treads closer
Surrounding every angle
Reaching coarse cement
Smashing liquid bullets
Leaping chaotic harmony
Shifting spectacle of pixels
Translucent humming static
Vibrating peacefully overhead
haiku
June 20, 2009
we wake up
bathed in muted light
rain tapping
Haiku
June 19, 2009
Dripped from exhaust
Oil shines a swirling rainbow
Along the wet driveway
Haiku
June 6, 2009
Spring rain aftermath
Puddles shiver as breeze blows
Across blurry surfaces
Haiku
June 5, 2009
Raindrops pricking skin
Percussion against city rooftops
Soaking the arid earth
know the power of the sun
May 4, 2009
these days
we live in a continuum of rain
beneath infinite clouds
our heads bowed
we keep our eyes clear
to see what–
the ground?
on my walk home last week
March 17, 2009
falling suddenly
rain burst from sky
as if the clouds everywhere
shattered and God stood on the
other side of that firmament, hammer in hand
labeled
“use in case of emergency.”
this isn’t your mamma’s spring
March 12, 2009
spring has come
with cold and rain
and almost but not quite sleet
and wind and clouds
and gloom and doom
and all the things I wish
would last all year.
-_
December 16, 2008
rain taps at the glass
in such a subtle staccato–
by the time we look
it’s snow.
The Impending Fall
September 9, 2008
Sloppy drops sink in,
Autumn approaches.
haiku
July 6, 2008
rain water sits on
the sill of a window left
open during the storm.
your torrential downpour -
wash us clean from our pride
to remind us
of things we cannot control
your voice alone is the thunder
your grace alone is the rain
no matter the price of gas
you will not cease to send your rain
people dying in earthquakes
those who will drown today in oceans
they’re as real as this house
this street, this page, these words
and my wife.
you created life
we try so hard to harness
you alone create.
how small i am and how big you are
to strike down,
create
destroy
remembering that you are not safe
but you are good
your rain
so thick i cannot see
you remind us who you are
and who are
we.
the rain
May 18, 2008
an overcast sky
and light rain
send me back inside
because how
else can i feel this
justifiably lethargic.
