The Rain is Coming

5/28/2020
i smell the rain before i see it
feel it in my bones
i know it's coming
the birds seek shelter
the clouds thicken
(like smoke on the water)
and then it comes
light at first
then heavier
until all i see
is a deluge of rain drops
falling from the heavens
as if they are escaping some sort of evil
heavier, harder, they race for the earth