A seasonal poem during the early summer.
(Image description: A photo of three, small, and silhouetted birds perched on a wire with gray clouds behind them.) Credit: Photo by Oscar Ivan Esquivel Arteaga on Unsplash
Quiet Before the Rain
The faint orchestra of crickets
birds calling out on their errands
a rhythmic hum under the clouds
A languid rush in nature
Hurrying ahead of thunder’s drums
the air still with a held breath
Tiny, orange mushrooms
against fuzzy, green moss
echos of autumn’s future hues
Oak leaves so green and lush
as an unspoken call to your heart
a moment fleeting ‘tween then and now
The idle wait for rain
nature’s melodies playing out
in the whispered silence before the storm
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