Raindrop

Lightning's strobe through dark shrouds

Heralds with drums of thunder

A child born of the clouds

A creation of Aah and wonder

Its beginning marked by its, imminent end

In its descent, innocently unconcerned

Waltzing with the wind, its path does bend

Where it lands, yet to be learned

In the setting sun's last glow

The dimming light before the night

Reflects all the colors of a rainbow

That darkness soon will overwrite

Tlaloc's rattle plays a lullaby of death

Its song of demise on tin, or glass

On dry leaves its last breath

Falling on pavement, or parched grass

Some leave a small footprint

Some impacts give no sign at all

Others much more than a hint

Carving a cavernous canyon wall

Some bring life, others destruction

Where it eventually delivers

The remnants of its earthly corruption

Carried to the sea, by mighty rivers

Where in time

With the coming of the sun

It again will climb

To where it begun

Author's Note

Obsolete is the theme, style, format, font, and last word. Also obsolete is the idea of the four basic elements: Air, Water, Earth and Fire as well as the archetypes and Tlaloc the Aztec rain god who carried a rattle that was thought to be a sign of death and make the sound of thunder. However, the idea of the continual cycle of life remains with us today. In the breaking down and corruption of the earthly body, what remains will be incorporated into other forms to raise again as energy and new life. Many other thoughts accompany the lines in this poem that I will leave to the reader.

Reviews

[Miss Sharon]

An interesting and deeply meaningful write my fellow wordsmith. I much enjoyed this. ~Sharon

[Soren]

Thank you Miss Sharon for your review and most kind words

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

I enjoyed this piece Soren it is rich with symbolism and after reading your author's note it provides the context for this evocative write. Excellent work my friend.

[Soren]

Thank you Carlos for your review and always welcome comments