1. Introit

 

rest

in the soft

sweetness

of a rainy day

 

open

the windows

sit easy

rest

 

2.  Kyrie

 

have mercy on the gray skies

mercy on the rain drops

mercy on the wet rainbowed asphalt

 

mercy for the dreariness

mercy for the boredom

mercy for the lack-luster

 

3. Recordare

 

remember the sound

of the rain on the roof

 

remember the smell

of dampened dust

 

remember the blur

of the cloudy mist

 

4.  Lacrimosa

 

oh weep with the sky

weep with the rain drops

weep for the oiled street

 

cry for the dreariness

cry for the boredom

oh cry for the rainy day

 

5.  Offertorium

 

the clouds offer rain to the soil

the soil offers rain to the trees

the trees offer breath to the clouds

none ask anything for themselves

6.  Lux Aeternae

 

see the light from day reflected in the rain

light from the sky

light from the covered sun

light streaming around you

light within you forever and forever

 

7.  Benedictus

 

may the rain find you safe from storm

may the clouds shelter you from vast openness

may the rest comfort you

may the boredom release your imagination

may the rainy day offer you its blessing

as you wake, rise, and go out into the world

 

So be it.

 

Pamela Olson, 4/2/08

 

This poem was inspired by the prompt, “Requiem” at Two for Tuesdays.

 

 

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