Has it really only been raining for two days? I seem to remember lying down to sleep ages ago and loving the sound of the rain against my window. But my dreams turned to thunder and flash during the night, and I awoke to wind blowing rain across the street in heavy sheets. The runoff from the roof sounded urgent. Deluge was not an exaggeration.
Was that just this morning? My water-logged thoughts stretch back eternally to a time of sunshine, when I sat on the porch and drank coffee. It feels lost to me now, though I suspect it was really only about two days ago.
How long did old Noah have to wait around in the Ark before it finally stopped? Are we going for a new world record here? The doves have abandoned my yard and have no information to share.
I looked up at one point and caught a flash of red outside the window, where a bright Cardinal rested briefly in the deep green bows of the cedar tree beside the house. I'm telling you, the bird looked desperate, and then he hurried on. I understand how he feels.
It's astonishing to me how quickly a long winter rain leads to feelings of desperation and distorted perceptions.
Let me out! That's what I say. This house does not float.
Was that just this morning? My water-logged thoughts stretch back eternally to a time of sunshine, when I sat on the porch and drank coffee. It feels lost to me now, though I suspect it was really only about two days ago.
How long did old Noah have to wait around in the Ark before it finally stopped? Are we going for a new world record here? The doves have abandoned my yard and have no information to share.
I looked up at one point and caught a flash of red outside the window, where a bright Cardinal rested briefly in the deep green bows of the cedar tree beside the house. I'm telling you, the bird looked desperate, and then he hurried on. I understand how he feels.
It's astonishing to me how quickly a long winter rain leads to feelings of desperation and distorted perceptions.
Let me out! That's what I say. This house does not float.
