We
had another
dry rain today
it clouded up
it
got real murky
the temperature cooled
it felt like something
was going
to happen
but nuthin' ever did
it was another "dry rain"
a fake
rain
that should have been wet
but it just couldn't quite pull it off
it wanted to rain
it really did
but it couldn't quite get up
enough
steam to
make it happen
finally the clouds
all went away
and
the sun returned
as usual
laughin' at us and
ruinin' our expectations
chokin'
the life outta anything green
we have had this happen so often
that I now think that "Dry Rain"
is listed
by the National Weather Service
as a weather phenomenon
peculiar to Texas
and farmers
and ranchers
now
talk about it in their cafes
and beer joints as they sit around the
domino
table
"We had a dry rain today",
one good ole boy would say-
"Really,
how much did you get?"
the reply.
© d.knape
October
11, 2013
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"Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape
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