Rain has been falling for two days now, The dry soil finally quenched after the long, hot dry. Ditches, ponds and guts

From the sky They come– The geese fall to open-armed earth.

Driving in the dark I saw diamonds, Diamonds in the air, Diamonds everywhere, I’d have been wealthy,

Dirty hands clasped in prayer, Dusty fingers raised to the sky, Pleading for the same blessing. It had been weeks since the last r… leaves folded upright keeping thei…

Winds swirl around me In their familiar way, A touch here, another there, They move me along. I’m like a leaf:

to be remembered by someone younge… people to be respected for who the… what they have. spring to last a few weeks longer. to always be thankful.

for you who toil, Rest. for you who grieve, Comfort. for you who hunger,

Walking alone on streets I was fa… felt that I was lost. If it weren… A-spin, I looked for my map And saw that I was lost.

It snowed again today, That may be insignificant In a place already white. It was quiet again today, That is never insignificant

The snow slipped in (we watched for it all day long) Like a secret lover slipping out o… All that we saw (when we finally s… Were the footprints showing where…

I walked on the same path With Pablo and Gabriella Last night. It is possible, too, That I heard their music,

He has tiny fingers, tiny toes, tiny ears, and a tiny nose.

As the party lights dim, as the we… green of summer is forgotten in th… it’s here, it’s time for farewells… Autumn is the year’s last party.… of the party goers. They slip out…