Rain

I followed the rain today

like never before,

into the tiny holes where

earthworms dwelt

and treetops where hatchlings chirped.

I held her hands

as she recited poems of

her dazzling beauty,

stories of her enraging nature.

I let her hug me tight

and we swam

with twigs and forgotten paper boats

while I lay rain soaked

she wandered into the clouds

into the blossoming dusk

farther into the night

telling stories

to a child somewhere faraway.