Dancing in the Current

The rain poured

Drenching earth,

Creating puddles

Then raging rivers

That fled down roads

And through pastures,

Cleansing the damage

Our fires caused,

Removing ash and soot

To give room for new roots

New blooms,

That we would pick

And dawdle over

On our brilliant days,

Where the sun would shine

And a calm wind,

Would kiss our skin-

We knew it wouldn’t be long

Before clouds and shade

Squeezed in-

But they brought

The rains we yearned for

And called for

In our sleep-

An end to our drought

And our endless dust,

A revival of memories

And a nurturing caress

That we hadn’t seen

In too long.

We learned to dance in the currents,

Creating our own waves

From Nature’s gifts.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet and novelist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!