Someone told me long ago there's a calm before the storm,
I know, it's been coming for some time
When it's over, so they say, it'll rain a sunny day...


If the lawnmower wasn't leaking gas

our yard might look more manicured

but the red and white clover would not

have bloomed for the honeybees

so busy, even on Sunday, sabbath.


If the lawnmower wasn't leaking gas

pokeweed plants would not be

five feet tall, obscuring the gate

that once led to a friend's comfort.


If the lawnmower wasn't so old

and difficult to pull start plus

leaking gas, I would have missed

an astonishing array of Queen Anne's Lace

the scent a simple but lovely surprise

cupped in one hand, caressing my face.


I want to know have you ever seen the rain
coming down on a sunny day?


selected lyrics from Have You Ever Seen The Rain written by J.C. Fogarty, performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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