Rain

The sky holds secrets
clouded and forgotten
worn with wind and frozen with the cold
but when the night falls, tears of joy come falling
falling to the soft and gentle earth

from the freezing cold they plummet
down down down until they break
icy shells that crack in two
frozen tears pure white in hue

streaming streaming from the sky
dreaming dreaming know not why
sighing sighing but too shy
falling falling from a lie

Where to? just down
Where from? above
Why here? to be
Why go? to love
Why fall? to know
Why rise? to fall
Why dream? to rise
Why die? to live
of dreaming

Chauffeur, go faster
slower
safer
hit the brakes – no!
turn the wheel

darker
lighter
spaceship
penguins

rain

Past the avenues of meaning
Through the synonyms of wealth
Goodbye streets of history

Farewell glaring city I might
scream

for as I leave the sky’s relentless cry
I hit the earth
and weep.