“I am the rain,”
her voice pattered
amongst the leaves,
“slaking & soaking,
praised & cursed.
I am a multitude –
of oceans,
of voices;
raising & eroding.”
She touched my face.
“I accept,”
she hushed,
“your tears.”
— C.Birde, 7/20
Rain — An Image
Nightjars & Damselflies
The writing and photography of Carrie Birde
Nightjars & Damselflies 