Rain City Blues

Soft voices whisper
In the deepening night
Drifting ~
Across ~
Rain drenched streets
Luring the lost and deserted
To take yearning shelter
Under tired awnings;
Bound
By dreams of yesterday

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The rain drifts softly
Glossing the darkened city streets
As lovers walk
hand in hand
Under drooping streetlights.
Oblivious.
Sparkling.

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He walked
Footsteps echoing hollowly
Rain brushed
And aware;
Eyes darting past
Threatening shadows
As he looks for the One ;
The Darkness
Which will set him free

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The woman silhouetted
Against the tearing window
Baby nestled in her arms.
The nursing mother.
Dreaming.
Woman.

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The rain slashes down
Over the churning melting pot
Washing clean
The mired metal animals;
As the boy squats
Beside the hazy peanut vendor:
Watching.
Waiting.

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The blossoms drop
Reflecting
Refracted rainbows
Pure
Dewy
In their final blaze of glory
Reborn
Refreshed;
Before they are desecrated
By careless, running footsteps.
Loss of Innocence.
Life.

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The boys rush out
Into the soft drizzle
Laughing
As the girls watch
Hidden
Listening
Chuckling.
Friendship and Summer Rain

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The rain falls
Over the heated cityscape
Drenching
Washing clean
Dreams and nightmare
This single entity
Encompassing
Embracing.
Home.
Earth.