June 27: Strawberry Moon

Strawberry Moon

cutting the peonies

before a rainstorm

June 13: Something in the air

chorus of wind chimes

weight of the rain 

that will fall tonight

February 23: Cold rain

freezing rain

even the cat mistakes it

for the scurry of mice

January 13: MLK, Jr. Weekend

Holiday weekend.

Voices of river and rain

blending in the dark.

October 25: Inertia

Lying late in bed

Roar of heavy rain falling 

onto slick red leaves

October 24: Sick day

Afternoon rain.

Drifting in and out of sleep

alongside the cat.

October 9: Holiday

No mail today.

During a pause in the rain

neighbor’s rooster crowing.

October 8: Rainy Sunday

Lost in a book.

Out in the rain crows 

making a racket.

September 6: Youth

heavy rain falling

young finches wait in feeders

chowing down, unafraid

September 4: Dark night

powerless

on a dark and stormy night

until we're asleep

July 27: After rain

The rain has stopped.

Across the harbor

a cardinal resumes his song.

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July 7: Afternoon

online Scrabble

at the end of day

still no rain

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June 28: Rumble

Between rain storms--

is that thunder

or the neighbor's motorcycle?

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June 19: Heavy sky

Before the rain

birds holding their breath.

Sound of the river.

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June 15: Peonies

Why does it always rain

just as the peonies

are finally opening?

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May 25: Singing in the rain

spring rain

catbird singing loudly

through the open window

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May 14: Mother's Day

Budding forget-me-nots

I worry about them

under all this rain

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May 7: Going home

Monotony of rain,

the windshield wipers.

Talk of second chances.

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May 5: A hard rain falling

Wipers beat the windshield,

war drums of a hard rain.

We hunker down.

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April 22: Earth Day

Scoping the saltmarsh--

four herons also huddled

against rain and cold.

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