Cleansing Rains

Darkened skies
Stiff breezes

Cold
Dreary

The world seems to come to a stop
When rain falls from above

It clears the streets
And cramps the halls

So many flee and seek cover
So many see a perfect day ruined

Yet surely it does not need to be so
For there is more to rain than inconvenience

Those precious hours can hold many moments
Of peace, calm, harmony, and joy

Of purity
Of clarity

Those rains can wash away our deepest blights
And expose beneath something raw and clear

So it is with rain and me
That it never brings me gloom

The steady tempo of raindrops beating
Provides the cadence of the world around me

Time slows
Senses sharpen

To observe the world on a rainy day
To observe within as the world heals

It’s in those flashes of harmony
That I find what brings me inner serenity

Quiet moments of depth
Of observation and contemplation

Long hours of comfort
Of peace and understanding

Or to find the spark of something missing
That lights a fire of deeper yearning

To have her beside me
A partner and companion

Someone with whom
To be warm and safe

To grow
To smile

Echoed pairs of splashing footsteps
Punctuated with fits of laughter

A pair of candles
In a perceived abyss

So what could be more pure
Or full of life and beauty

Than a cleansing rain