Underwood

The leafy shade beckons

Drawing us away

From the electrifying smell

Of the impending downpour

We hide we hide

In a flash the heavens open

Droplets fall rapidly

Everywhere but underwood

The canopy shelters

A cathedral over our heads

While the outside world gets soaked

We hide we hide

The leaves sway in place

A silent relief

Away from the rain

Safely tucked under wood

–

(Cheryl Silvawood)