The first time I realized my connection with the Earth
The rain fell fast as I held my breath
and slowed as I let my emotions leave my body in a mix of carbon and oxygen
The sadness in my heart
The joy that sparked in my fingertips
The pride I felt in my bones
In the absence of thunder and lightning
The rain feels lonely
She tells me this by placing droplets on the concrete beside me
I promise to walk with her on days that are like this
She thanks me by singing me melodies that resemble gold, only lyrical
In the presence of thunder and lightning these melodies become lullabies
A sweet smell stays behind after rain stops falling
It has faded and since been forgotten
In the absence of rain I feel lonely
I try to tell her this
But she no longer walks with me