Listen to the Rain

started this one while riding a bus home from school

Listen to the Rain, hear the old world crashing down,
over green lands under grey skies, through the sun
swept plains

Listen to the River, collecting from the streams, ready
to break all bonds and pour out to the wide tides of
the sea

Listen to the Leaves, drifting on forever, the sweet
and mellow breeze bringing them to the farthest
reaches

Listen to the Trees, restless in their slumber, groaning
under the burdens of time and reaching out to grasp
each other

Watch the Rivers many turns, sharp rapids and low shores
Watch the Leaves floating past, gently covering ground
Watch the Trees come alive and sway to the new beat of the winds

Now listen,
Listen to the Rain