rain
— Rain transforms a landscape as shadows move, sun breaks through, wind flows, and trees lean toward water in a meditation on nature's interconnected movements.
— A sensory catalog poem moves from mountain drives through rain showers to skiing, capturing moments of calm through specific smells and textures.
— A young person resists the world's morning energy, finding comfort instead in rain sounds and the warm cave of bed on a Saturday.
— A girl waits alone in the rain when her mother doesn't meet her at the bus stop, remembering past loneliness and finding comfort when her siblings arrive.
— A tree enjoys the rain but feels lonely when no children come out to play, wishing it could walk and talk like humans.
— Two boys explain why frogs croak in rain: when clouds made god cry, the clouds turned gray and frogs began croaking 'it's okay' to comfort.
— A wolf moves through a moonlit forest after rain, howls to awaken the night creatures, then watches as the forest comes alive around him.
— A small hut on a hill weathers a fierce storm, then settles into sleep as the sun emerges, its empty interior somehow full of the warmth of home.
— A girl who visits graves meets the ghost of Ada Lee Clemmons, an eleven-year-old who died in 1907, and realizes she's been keeping the forgotten child company.
— Rain transforms a city into a sanctuary, wrapping it in gray blankets of mist while thunder and lightning create a world apart from complications.