No Umbrella: Joshua Tree National Park

Friday, April 17, 2009

Joshua Tree National Park

2 comments:

Peggy said...: Good Joshua Tree photos. I love the starkness of the beauty there. Looks like you are all having fun.; April 22, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Victoria said...: Really lovely Joshua Tree pictures. I agree with Peggy about the beautiful starkness of that place. I want to go back, p[referably not in July!; April 22, 2009 at 6:51 PM

No Umbrellas

The rain runs down my face
like mascara on a hot day, melts
on my arms like warm mayonnaise,
dampens my clothes as if it came
from an old-fashioned laundry
bottle with a sprinkle top, dispenses
water to iron my wrinkled clothes.

It matters not where I am
or was, walking barefoot
through puddles and creeks
with my best friend beside me,
swimming in a lake, exploring
a city I've never seen, half a
world away, anywhere.

When I came from a rainy climate
I said that was why, but later said
the same when the new climate was
dry, tropical, marine, desert, arctic.
It matters not. Life remains equal.
Nothing protects, nothing shields.
My choice. Rain. Life. The same.

When the rain comes
I have nothing to deflect it,
no urge to escape to an inside
room, no feelings of coldness
or dampness, no fear of what
might escort it, nothing at all.
No umbrellas for pouring rain.

No Umbrella

Friday, April 17, 2009

Joshua Tree National Park

2 comments:

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