Quite suddenly
the rain
pelted
pounded
pummeled
the window by my side
as I was reading
and oblivious
to the dark clouds
forming in the west.
I closed my book
and listened
when I became aware
of the intrusion.
Listening to the rain
is not what I do often
but today
was forced to yield.
I closed my eyes
and felt myself
marveling at the sound
of rain on glass
as if I never heard
that sound before.
There are
new things to discover
even for those of us
of many years.
Tomorrow?
Who knows what awaits us?
