Summer Showers

Raindrops
through the leaves
on the trees
in the cool summer shower
mingled with the
wet pine
beneath our feet
smells fresh and sweet

The engine of a mower
echoes through the trees
from a distance
as a dog barks
at a passing car

A bird flirts from
branch to branch
as a squirrel
chatters a warning
and runs to hide

I could get lost
here in this forest
and not even mind.

Copyright © 2001 by Shawn Murray