May 24, 2021

It started as a small
gasp in the dark 
of night.
A long, rolling of 
thunder,
a small gust of
heavy wind.
As the smallest of
drops started to fall,
the world opened,
sighing in concert.
What had been lacking
was here,
a gift to souls 
deep in the earth,
a promise of moving 
forward with
life.