FACES OF RAIN

Rain rat-a-tats
on windowpanes,
tap-dances on metal roofs,
strums on decks,
gushes in gutters.

Rain drools from slack sky,
catpaws tender twigs,
shushes cricket's serenade,
tickles fingerling lips kissing stream's surface.

Wet dog fur,
damp blankets
and drowned worms
scent rain air.

Rain teases spring breezes,
tempts seeds to sprout,
blasts sun rays
into splintered prisms.

Rain declares, "Time out."

Story-time,
fireplace glowing embers
and popcorn--
childhood memories kindled by rain.

Rain destroys or blesses--
depends on where it descends.
 

RAIN HAIKU

From sky palette, rain
spatter-paints earth's dry canvas,
watercolors world
 

FACES OF RAIN
by Gwen Austin
Copyright 2001
 

Rain rat-a-tats
on windowpanes,
tap-dances on metal roofs,
strums on decks,
gushes in gutters.

Rain drools from slack sky,
catpaws tender twigs,
shushes cricket's serenade,
tickles fingerling lips kissing stream's surface.

Wet dog fur,
damp blankets
and drowned worms
 scent rain air.

Rain teases spring breezes,
tempts seeds to sprout,
blasts sun rays
into splintered prisms.

Rain declares, "Time out."

Story-time,
fireplace glowing embers
and popcorn--
childhood memories kindled by rain.

Rain destroys or blesses--
depends on where it descends.