rain

and the opalescent sheen of tears coats the earth like so many

horseshoes

water torture

foaming sea-strides

drip, drip, drip…………

streaming ribbons twist from my eyes

and cocoon me in a grateful shell

I’m an oyster with no pearl

I’ll never be a butterfly

no grey-blue clouds to caress my wings

the pounding tide seethes

and washes away

my heart in the sand