First Rain

It started raining this afternoon and the kids

could hardly wait to get out their rain coats

and umbrella's and start sloshing around in

all the puddles.

Drip, drop rain is falling

rolling, tumbling softly down,

on my lashes on my nose

and in my ears the magic sound.

Each little drop, wet and clean

holds within a world unseen.

a million diamonds of wealth untold

sprinkles each flower soft and cold.

~Janese