Raymond A. Foss’s “Summer Rain”: Warmth, Thirst, and the Scent of Dusk
by Raymond A. Foss
A break in the heat
away from the front
no thunder, no lightning,
just rain, warm rain
falling near dusk
falling on eager ground
steaming blacktop
hungry plants
thirsty
turning toward the clouds
cooling, soothing rain
splashing in sudden puddles
catching in open screens
that certain smell
of summer rain.
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Raymond A. Foss, a poet who has written tens of thousands of poems, many of which are faith-based and available on his blog, Poetry Where You Live.