OctPo Day 19: Rain

Today's prompt is to free write for 10 minutes about rain. I love subjects that deal with nature, and I've always loved the rain, whether I lived in Seattle or not. This time of year especially I yearn to hear its pitter-patter on the window.

Word prompts: somber, grass, damp, melancholy (we were asked to use three words; I used four)


Rain

Somber skies
clouds moving darkly
branches rustle
in a sudden gust

Leaves
bob their heads
as drops of water
strike them
before hitting
the grass below

Damp streets
smell of earth
and oil and
metal, of cars
hissing by

Melancholy
contentment
as raindrops tap
against the window
and gurgle down
the gutter

Singing me
to sleep