SHUN RIN

Gentle as a dove's coo,

soft as bunny ears,

drops from heaven

touch the thirsty earth -

heaven's tears,

from which

seeds and buds and flowers

bloom.

Brave little daffodils,

sweet snowdrops,

crocuses and tulips,

sakura and cheerful forsythia,

announce the wonders

of another spring.

for Toni's prompt at The Sunday Muse: the Japanese words for rain. I chose Shun Rin: spring rain, as it is what we are experiencing here right now, after a very long time without rain. The trees and plants are gladdened.