Today’s Verselove prompt was to describe your place…down the dirt road, and my mind immediately went to the raindrops on the windshield as we drive down the freeway last night, to the music of rain on the roof overnight, of the evidence in the backyard after another shower this morning. Rain is rare here, so it commands attention, not just from people, but from plants and animals too. I spent some time this morning tiptoeing around the backyard in my pajamas and flip flops, listening to the birds, noticing light on water droplets, watching the backyard plants smile and snapping some photos to remind myself it was real and it happened today.

Streaking down car windows 

tiny rivers filling

snaking in search of the parched

finding a path through dips and crevices 

Taps of wind and water

serenading me in my sleep

moistening memories

drip dropping into my dreams

Damp streets and random pools

reminders of liquid treasure

gathered in succulent bellies

hiding beneath aloe spears

polka dotting blueberries 

hanging teardrops cling

as backyard plants cry happy tears

rain is here, if only for a moment

@kd0602