Sometimes when I listen to the rain
I hear your heartbeat in every splash
As droplets quietly bounce on the pavement
or splatter across the rose bushes with a
steady, familiar, and oh-so-sweet rhythm
ka-plut, ka-plut, ka-plut
Hearing the rain fall across the lanai
Made me think of you this morning
Gone East but I still hear your steady rhythm
Your almost silent hum that fills the spaces in my life
Like an imperceptible background noise
Providing a sense of comfort just in knowing
That it is there…steady and true
I have missed the rain and I miss you
The earth and I are parched and aching for moisture
And new life that a shower affords
We were in the midst of a drought, you and I
And I have missed you and your calming waters
Making me wet
Helping me to grow
Into something bewitching, alive and revived
I am thankful that now we are leading each other gently
Towards the sweet nectar of this life conferring rain
A sprinkling that falls so sweetly from the heavens
Rain that has blessed us
Rain the brings to life things long-buried
Deep within the ground
I have waited for the rainy season
Impatient, sorrowful
As clouds blocked the sun
And held tight to their dew
And as I stand in the cloudburst
I hear your heartbeat once again
As the rain falls and nourishes my soul
And so do you
Gardy Loo Pismire 