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Rainswept.....

Wild, wet, untamed weather
lashes my window
the raindrops like light gravel
against the glass
the wind
a background sigh
to the symphony of nature
making a joyful noise
exalting creation
bringing life with every drop
sometimes if you are very still
you will hear far off thunder
majestic in the background
the rain rattles again
frustrated in many attempts
to enter my warm, dry haven
yet never ceasing,
coming again and again
until I cast open the window
glass illusion of freedom
giving way to reality
letting in the spirit
quenching my thirst
setting me free

eb 28 Oct 2003 east london

 

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