It rained last night while he slept
in the chair, waiting for her -
I mean for the rain to bedeck
the olive tree with her silver perls
and cause a stir
in his reason and imagination -
a spur.
But the rain came while he slept.
She came and came and came -
for nothing.
© LazharBouazzi, Carthage, May 17; revised on July 30, 2016
Jul 30, 2016
Jul 30, 2016 at 10:10 AM UTC
It rained last night while he slept
in the chair, waiting for her -
I mean for the rain to bedeck
the olive tree with her silver perls
and cause a stir
in his reason and imagination -
a spur.
But the rain came while he slept.
She came and came and came -
for nothing.
© LazharBouazzi, Carthage, May 17; revised on July 30, 2016
