Direction Field

the spreading rain looks

like a lesson on

direction fields in a

differential equations class

spreading line segments

in generally angled

downward directions

almost infinitely many of them

falling, falling, falling

like the dollar's buying power

like the price of oil

like one-quarter of

the fundamental forces

that define the universe

and so far the falling rain

feels like the time since

universal expansion commenced

when will the sun go red giant?

that's when the direction field

outside will end

Author's Note

And then the weather turned to become sunny and somewhat palatable.