Midnight rain
The room is black. Above the roof
suddenly a stream of rain falls
columnar, not shared with many houses.
suddenly a stream of rain falls
columnar, not shared with many houses.
All night while we sleep individual things
are going on: gifts of cylindrical rain
a high wave reaching a particular shore.
are going on: gifts of cylindrical rain
a high wave reaching a particular shore.
In the garden there is individual hunting.
No pain can be attributed, passed on
but like the rain in the cylinder it is targeted.
No pain can be attributed, passed on
but like the rain in the cylinder it is targeted.