When the rains came

I watched the fading lights ,the disappearing building silhouettes
And the steel grey sheets of rain
I saw the drops splattering in a random pattern
And the misting window pane
I felt the wind framing runaway wisps of hair around my face
And felt myself melting in its soft embrace
I heard the raucous call of a hundred cicadas
And found the rhythm of the quietly falling rain
I saw the overcast sky suffused with roseate light
And dusk give way to a starless night…