beyond shattered light

Icy, glistening rain splatters

onto damp, muddy wood

Streams of water flow off

The unstable deck

Wildflowers grow where herbs

Once grew

Squirrels and chipmunks come

And go

A cardinal, a bluejay, and

A robin all fly by

None stop except the dove

Whose home is nestled in a nook

Atop the house

Rays of light peek through

Retreating clouds

I catch a glimpse through drops

Of rain

The light is sparse yet bright

Almost platinum

The wind gusts by

Almost as if it’s demanding my attention

Chimes hanging off a worn and old

Dream catcher sing to the tune

Of the angry wind

I wonder what dreams have been caught…

I inhale the humid earthy and crisp air

I exhale

The sweet fragrance of wet wildflowers

Fills the air

I pause

As I look around and see light as

It’s been dispersed

I look beyond and

I hear birdsongs and crickets harmonize

It feels serene

To have seen

Beyond the shattered light