We sit with rain
Waiting for nothing
We watch
Drops drop
Some heavier
Syncopate the leaves
Like cymbals
Splashing bold embellishment
Contentment lingers round
No thirst
And cardinals abound
They love my little house
Like me
We share an island of tranquility
And other birds are harmony
We pause to hear
Our mourning dove
His soft reminder
Gentle prayer
My island birds and I
Revere




Sara Mathews     July 2016