Graceful July
I remember graceful July raindrops dribbling down my window
Some managing to make their way through the screen
While others clung on the outside of the wire or ran downward
Creating tiny clean rivers down the siding of the house
Removing dust and dirt in light skinny paths
I opened both the glass window and the screen
To welcome in the heavy summer air
The hot breeze broke over the splintered wooden windowsill
Swimming into the dark stuffy kitchen
The humid air danced on the stained linoleum floor
A muddy wind swept through my lungs as I inhaled
Reminiscing about that house in the summer.