Caution

semaphore flags snap
high in the ominous sky
double back and red

a tempest-
warning flags
flying high

Kilauea

Pele watches as
Pregnant clouds spill down over
The caldera’s rim

Brevity

Late October rain
Bees covet the wildflowers
While the desert blooms

Garden

Dark flowers bloom as
Small drops of rain release the
Incense of the earth

Rebirth

A desert reborn
As rain coalesces and
Falls to the parched earth

Flood

Unburdened release
Angry swollen torrents rage
Surging towards the sea

Storm

Fractures of lightning
Illuminate the downpour
Before the thunder

Steam

A humid spring day
Sudden rain soaks the asphalt
And leaves it steaming