Wish for Rain
here on this pre-summer day
when the thermometer rises beyond 80
I will be a rain drop
full of cohesive tension
holding it all together
able to fly through the air
float in the clouds
fall into a puddle
making never-ending
concentric conversation
I will be a separate rain drop
but better in communion
with others in a swift storm
or in lakes or streams
or maybe some sweat
on your brow
as the thermometer rises
pushing past 80 degrees
on this warm Alabama
pre-summer day
Pamela Olson, 4/23/09
prompt, “put on another hat”
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