DM Babbit Poet Carpe Diem

Hold Back the Rain

Hold back the rain
   just a little while.
Let the clouds gray the sky
   but hold the flood gates closed.
Hold back the chilled wind
   up in the trees high above.
Let the warm remain
   just a little longer.
Hold the color of the leaves
   in brilliant reds and yellows.
Let the oranges and the greens
   cling tight and unrelenting on each branch.
Hold the end of autumn standing still
   with soft pastel sunsets.
Let the night inch slowly
   earlier each evening.
Hold back the silence of dusk
   whispering each sad goodbye.
Let the earth sing loud and vibrant birdsong
   amidst the chatter of the squirrels.
Hold silent the caw of the crows
  once sharp, repetitive and shrill.
Let the scary tingle of their cries
  slip away into the cold.
Hold steady and still
   this moment in time.
Let it not step forward 
   or back
Hold me safe in the here and now
   before the rains come.

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