Rain - by
I love all films that start with rain:
rain, braiding a windowpane
or darkening a hung-out dress
or streaming down her upturned face…
rain
A Night’s Rain - by
The thunder clap may clatter –
/ The lichtnin’ flare awa’:
/ I’m listenin’ to the water,
/ …
Foo Mony Cubits? - by
The sun’s been tint for weeks. Deid maybe.
/ Likely drooned. Water’s aaplace, teemin doon
/ gutters and branders, rinnin aff the slates,
/ floodin pavements.
The Cloud - by
I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers,
/ From the seas and…
‘Kiss me…’ - by
Kiss me with rain on your eyelashes,
/ come on, let us sway together,
/ under the trees, and to hell with thunder.
/ …
Rains of Nauru - by
Rain, symbolic of a loss
/ of friend or foe
/ an ally or enemy
/ a chief or commoner
/ a native or foreigner
/ plagued by death
/ signifies a…
Sounds - by
Sometimes here
/ it’s hard to tell
/ the sound of the wind
/ from the sound of the waves
/ or the sound of the waves
/ from the…
The Rain Storm - by
for James
/
/ The rain washed the coat of the wind,
/ dusted the nose of the mountain,
/ licked the blood off its peak,
/ and rinsed…
Tin Roof - by
Wild harmattan winds whip you
/ but still you stay;
/ they spit dust all over your gleam
/ and twist your sharp cutting edges.
/ …
Raindrum - by
The roofs sizzle at the waking touch,
/ talkative like kettledrums
/ tightened by the iron fingers of drought
/
/ Streets break into liquid dance
/ gathering legs…
Homecoming - by
I forgot how Madras loves noise
/ Loves neighbours and pregnant women
/ And Gods and babies
/
/ And Brahmins who rise
/ Like fire hymns…
Brekin rainbows - by
He wis just a wee lad
/ dibblin in a puddle,
/ glaur fae heid tae fit,
/ enjoyin haen a guddle.
/ He…