04-17-2021, 06:03 PM
I stood outside in the rain last night.
I had wanted to glimpse the shining full moon.
Instead,
I closed my eyes and felt the rain on my cheeks.
I noticed the business-like drone of nearby frogs,
The kind chirping of crickets.
The rain in the grass.
Also,
I can hear the constant whoosh of cars on the nearby highway,
A diesel truck engine idling two blocks over,
That metallic chug-ug-ugging steadily.
Awareness shifts back and forth
Two completely different worlds
I hear them both.
I had wanted to glimpse the shining full moon.
Instead,
I closed my eyes and felt the rain on my cheeks.
I noticed the business-like drone of nearby frogs,
The kind chirping of crickets.
The rain in the grass.
Also,
I can hear the constant whoosh of cars on the nearby highway,
A diesel truck engine idling two blocks over,
That metallic chug-ug-ugging steadily.
Awareness shifts back and forth
Two completely different worlds
I hear them both.