Rain, Finally
I was the solace you craved,
carried in on tropic highs
swept in on the cavalier jet stream.
Teasing drops like heavy tears
you sighed, welcomed the reprieve
till I careened, in thunderous sheets
torrents seizing the air
saturating completely.
Every root and tendril soaked
dusty gutters overflowed
every garden stone glistened
all crevices invaded,
all day, all night.
So consumed by your need
I lost myself in your wanting.
A humid musk signaled
we’d had enough.
This couldn’t go on;
we both knew that.
Lorraine Riess is current poet laureate of Haddam and invites your submission in HK-Now for publication. You may email submissions to: lcfriess@att.net. All poetry should be no longer than 30 lines (one page). Include a short bio of 75 words or less. You will be notified by email if your work is selected. All work is copyrighted by the author.
Her collection of poems, Still Life With Wings, has been published and is available from her website or Amazon. The book contains a few poems that relate to Haddam and its history, as well as the environment and other topics.
