Rain Freezing
By John R. Greenwood
rain freezing smothers all it touches
slowly
each drop constricting around its prey
as january air shivers in the driveway
the wet coldness seeps up your sleeves
sheets of ice like a whisper thin glacier
drift slowly down the windshield
until there’s no place left to go
crystal streams solidify and stall
clinging tight to door and handle
never feeling the pain they cause
the rising sun takes charge
peeling back the icy fingers
loosening the grip
warming the heart of the clouds
tempting you back
What a beautiful poem, John! Especially love the image of the sun taking charge and the personification of clouds with hearts! That's especially sweet. I will look at my clouds today in Arizona in a different way. Clouds with hearts, - love it!
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ReplyDelete… oh, I know this feeling. Lived in Northern Illinois all my childhood and 7 years in Northern Michigan. I adore the south… :)
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