Old friend, arriving like the summer rain

A soothing caress filled with tenderness

Light, smooth words to ease my pain

 

Old friend, it’s so nice to be with you again

You feel like the rain kissing the grass

Breathing new life into this wretched soul

Broken and breathless

 

Dear friend, your presence is priceless

With you I grow, I will not fold

You are the summer rain

Your heart is my rainbow

 

Your love arches over me

You bathe me in hues of violet and gold

I inhale new, rain drenched air

My body unfurls, my mind is set free

 

Your friendship is precious

Vital to me

It quenches the thirst and allows me to bloom

All that you are, I hope to be

The raindrop on the petal

The roots in the earth

The pull of the moon

 

You are the summer rain

Arriving when most needed

When you have gone

The air feels lighter and I can breathe

I know you cannot always be there

I understand you have to leave

 

Know that I am here for you

Just as you are there for me

We can both breathe much lighter

In the knowledge that you and I

Are always we.

 

C.K.22