Rainy afternoon—
 
my cat and her black kitten
 
sleep in the kitchen.

 
 
 

Sunday morning rain—
 
the left wing of the blackbird
 
quivers with each drop.

 
 
 

rainy afternoon—
 
reading Mary Oliver
 
to rout my sorrow

 
 
 

Rain after midnight—
 
my neighbor’s terrace glistens
 
in the street light’s glare.

 
 
 

My next-door neighbor
 
keeps raking leaves in the rain—
 
autumn loneliness.

 
 
 

Unexpected rain
 
sends the children scurrying
 
from their hopscotch game.

 
 
 

Unexpected rain
 
drenches kids en route to school—
 
spring melancholy.