Even though it rains

The rain drops fall fast and slow
The grass gets wet
The trees and flowers get wet
The dirt turns to mud
The streets get slick
The people dash about trying not to get wet
The T-Shirts get wet
The Jeans get wet
The Shoes get wet
The animals take cover
The weatherman gets to work
The umbrellas go up
The rain coats get worn
The rain boots are still to hot
The lighting flashes
The thunder roars
The wind blows
The sun is covered by clouds
The moon is covered by clouds
The stars are covered by clouds
The puddles are born
The splashes are random, sometimes
The gutters overflow
The bird baths get filled
The dog dish left out gets filled
The buckets left out gets filled
The sticks, twigs and leaves float along the curbs
The romance is in the air
The picnic gets rained out
The ball game gets rained out
Even though it rains, things get wet

jrg 9/29/09
Copyright © 2009 by Jeff R. Ghee

The Last Time I Looked

The last time I looked
No one was there
Nothing was there
Not my voice
Not myself
Not anything I had lost
Not anything from any of my last times
Not anything I couldn't remember
Not anyone I knew
Not anyone I haven't meet
No poets
No priest
No prostitutes
No pimps
No pets
Not the morning birds
Not the morning songs
Not the morning dew on the grass
Not the occasional glance
Not the meaningful stare
Not my sight
Not my hearing
Not anything I had found
Not anything I wasn't looking for
Not anything from any of my first times
Not anything I could remember
Not anyone I knew
Not anyone I will know
No lovers
No liars
No leaches
No loners
No losers
Not the night owls
Not the midnight music
Not the worms lured out by the moon light
The last time I looked
Nothing was there

jrg 9/29/09
Copyright © 2009 by Jeff R. Ghee