Monday, December 27, 2021

אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־Genesis 4:25

 “Every storm runs out of rain”* 

          i’m still waiting: there is no stop 

                    there is drops at will: one thought, one pause, one echo 

                              the rain maintains its path of loss 

                    seen in clouds. in the eyes, in the very air 

                              if we care enough to wait. 

                    i am told 

                              it will all dry out 

                    the sun it tends to 

          be stronger than 

each drop. but i 

          misplaced such 

                    a sun. in its place 

                    is a whisper of storms 


“Every storm runs out of rain.” –Maya Angelou