I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT

 

Darkness closes around us

Slowly like bed curtains

I sink into the mattress

 

Rain falls quickly

Making popcorn sounds

Against the roof

 

It is all around me

A soothing sound

in the quiet evening

 

A few cars pass by

Hissing against the road

Raising steam

 

Puddles in low places

Crowd with

Dancing Elves

 

Throwing arms high

Elbows flapping

Feet kicking

 

Dancing dancing dancing

Not caring that they’re wet

And street light splashes

 

In the pools

At the edge of the yard

I light an oil lamp

 

Curl up in the quiet

Drawing peace around me

Watching shadows climb the walls

 

 

Diane E. Dockum