Autumn RainBy Elece HollisRain trembles from the eaves,Slow and so so slatternly,Spatting like chinaberries falling at midnight,Then drip-dripping like a leaky faucet.Rain stutters as a breeze passes,Stop and go, staccato beat,Tedious, tired as a poor typist tripping,Tapping, pausing to seek a shifty letter.Rain pours! Rain roarsFrom the gutters. Roiling, Rushing!Splashing! Crashing! Racing like wild maddened mustangs,Across... Continue Reading →

Autumn RainBy Elece HollisRain trembles from the eaves,Slow and so so slatternly,Spatting like chinaberries falling at midnight,Then drip-dripping like a leaky faucet.Rain stutters as a breeze passes,Stop and go, staccato beat,Tedious, tired as a poor typist tripping,Taping, pausing to seek a shifty letter.Rain pours! Rain roarsFrom the gutters. Roiling, Rushing!Splashing! Crashing! Racing like wild maddened mustangs,Across... Continue Reading →

Sprays of yellow blossoms Like sunshineWave to me; Wave in the dust of a late summer afternoon.They wave. I slow my car. How bright!How wonderful!I stop and listen.They speak. Yes, they speak.They say:"Hey, You there! Look here!God is thinking of you today. He asked usTo stand out here and wave you down,Get you to stop And remind you He loves you."