Clouds Without Water

Clouds without water in a thirsty land The promise of life for barren sand Intense longing from a thirsty sky Expectation has left us dry Our fruitful valley the world does feed But now it's US who are found in need Of life-giving water from high above Show us a sign...show us the love The hope and longing are the hardest part A promise in the clouds where the rain would start The dark sky is threatening, the thunder it rolls But the ground is dying...thirst is all that it knows The seeds they look up, and the branches do too At clouds without water...who pass right on through Begging for moisture, life-giving to bring Drought in its soil...hope in its cling David Kettler