There is a downpour outside right now…
Wash Away Our Sins, Lord!!!
Cleanse ours Souls…Cleanse our World…Cleanse our Gutters

I used to believe life was achieving a perfection
then I heard god roar on the roof;
I cannot even see out my window now

Seems that this rain is a reminder of how much I have
what is important, permanent
how much could be washed away
with early morning thunder

A drink for the earth, perhaps,
but the parades won’t stop for you, beautiful rain;
no reason not to celebrate you as well;
The rest of the world may run for dry warmth,
but we are bohemian pilgrims here…
you are simply part of my journey

I know that a few hundred feet up,
the sun is shining and there is nothing but blue skies;
that’s the secret of life I am learning
that is the majesty of the rain…
that everything has its place
and everything passes eventually

This morning
with the linger of carnival still on my skin
the taste of her still on my lips
the stillness of life out this window
the hope of this love still running down my spine
the peace of creation still in my fingers
I have the rain to remind me that
just when it seems life is all so perfect
there is always a little more bliss to experience;
that when my cup runneth over,
all I need to do in my life is
accept a bigger cup

af

(written on computer watching the storm)