RAIN

lording over
all borders
the towering clouds

 first rain drops  
burst on the streets – 
a heady scent!

rain whispers ...
gliding from one dream
to another

cool rainy air
the scent of jasmine
in my dreams
 

drizzling rain …
The rice farmer plant
seedling after seedling
 

leaden sky
the weeds by the rooad
heavenly blue

the rain dropss …
even the bamboo
brakes out in tears
 

three months of rain –
the doughy earth
smacks and bubbles

steaming asphalt
water returns
to the sky
 

All day rain
the voice of the gecko
husky
 

rain patters
the frogs in the rice fields
jump and sing

Splish-splash …
watching the puddle
grow bigger