Prelude To Sleep

open window's symphony rain falling softly, lightly crescendoes, pounds then again, diminishes each landing, a note - plip - on balcony's slate - plop - on wooden rail - ping - on metal roof - paapf - on leafy tree bird's flute sweet-swirling an octave above the rest meter drawn from distant church bells - clang - clang - clang - cars passing - swisssssssh - their wake the maestro's flourish thunder's deep rolls sforzando al fine sleep