Untitled - July 18, 2002

The first splashes of raindrops
against the steaming pavement
sizzle
with the heat.

This casual shower of summer rain
is no relief
against the hot muggy weather
that envelopes the city.

Seeking shelter
in air-conditioned splendour,
the parched earth
swallows every droplet
in an unquenchable thirst.

Endless torrents of water drops
upon the land,
the cooling touch
leaves a scintillating sensation
upon the skin.

Wave after wave
the storm comes in,
pouring sheets of water
down cascading windows,
until all the world
is awash in liquid
satiation.