This Night the Rain Spoke to Me

Photo: (c) Jamie K. Reaser

This night

the rain

spoke to me

heavy, saying,

“I will create

a place for holding

lovers and their spawn,

and you will be happy

with this earthly life.”

And, it kept its promise

and dropped.

For hours.

And, the night smelled

like spring,  like yearning,

like sex. Like life hell

bent on renewal.

And, I listened to all

the voices crying out

in the darkness

and understood

everything they

said.

And, some part of me

was very happy.

~ Jamie K. Reaser, Author

Published in "Conversations with Mary: Words of Attention and Devotion"

Winner of the Nautilus Book Award silver medal for poetry

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