Mietzke's POST Holden Adventure

The rain is falling steadily
It is making a symphony of sound
Rattling on the fence
Ping ping ping on the tables
Splattering on the leaves and on the bear earth
If you listen closely you can hear
Each drop play out its moment
One perfect note among thousands
There is a pot outside of the window
That is filling with water
The sound the water makes in it has changed
Over the course of an hour
Deepening in tone as the pot fills
The drips and drops are gathering together
A rushing can be heard in the gutters and down the driveway
Sometimes I forget the homey comfort
Of a downpour that forces you inside
To watch and listen
It gives me permission to rest
To take a moment to sit and be
I love the rain
Filling the night with sound