RAINDROPS

A rainstorm was predicted

Thunder and lightning

A light rain came and went

The next day was full of gray

And intermittent showers

Waves slowly hit the shores

From the south unimpressively

Farmers and gardeners were

Unimpressed as their produce

Was slow in coming.  They

Do not have it easy.  All of

Their preparation seems to

Have been in vain.  Have of

The vendors at the farmer’s

Market did not show and

There was a feeling of gloom

Each year it is a new experience

And every year is different

No one can make suggestions

Because no one really knows

The farmers have families and

Most are religious.  They believe

And trust in their savior, so

They are not downhearted.

Things are bound to change

And there is plenty of season

Left for them to recover

They keep looking up for

Raindrops

Stanski

July 20, 2022, ^