To the west near full night
Two banks of dark clouds lay,
The space between the palest,
Faded failing blue,
The scorched day waned
Into hot dry night
Respite from torment, above
Parched wilted green,
The high cloud fell
Upon the lower,
From which no rain was seen,
Virga cannot redeem.
Warm air movements
Slight soft breath of
A lover asleep at dream,
Where rain strung clouds,
Across the sky's open seam
Caressed the breeze and
Strummed silent songs to
A land on its knees.
Summer dreaming
summoning spirits
Up through the trees,
To stars but droplets
In a dry empty sea.


16/12/2002 revised 15/3/2012

Danny Draper

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dry-rain-song/