the world slumbers
deeply, soundly
in the enduring rain
darkest monochrome
drops beating upon
pavement, lifting
inches of thick mist
and pooling
in every depression,
in every direction,
speckled windows
distort somber views
of drenched darkness
glowing with headlights
swishing by all day
a silent regeneration
of nature and light
for, like the human soul
earth must rest, too
Rain
