before and after

The grass, and lawns,
once dry and brown and crunchy
come alive again
in harmonies of green and softness
after a long, gentle summer rain.

Before and after.

Before I met you
and after I met you –
two completely different people.

watering can in a rainstorm

Like a flower trapped in dry soil
yearning for either a rainstorm
or a watering can,
you came to me
as a watering can,
in a rainstorm,
all at once.

Only you have no idea.