The Silver Lining

Above and beyond the cloudy gaze
of a grey sky
the inverted columns of sunlight flash off
back into the upper reaches of the atmosphere
as i sit here
thinking of you
attributing the origin of
all the light in the world
to your face
attributing the shifting breeze
weaving through the street
so gentle,
just before the first drizzle,
to your grace
attibuting the light rain
and the sigh of relief of the hot tar road
to your easing
of my pain
Attributing the rain
now pourng forth
to your love and understanding
of my pitted soul.
The flash of lightning
and the thunder heard,
the music of our lives
two wild birds
who dare to float up there,
away from the world
and it's mundane dust,
amidst the angry purple clouds
that rumble in dark blood lust.


for someone special