rain that evaporates before it reaches the ground

 

Sliding past seventy

                  streaks of rain hang 

                                    under clouds

 

Who is this man shuffling down the walkway wearing stiff orthotic shoes

who forgets to take his Lipitor, his Aricept, has bits of egg on his Eddie Bauer shirt

who wanders from room to room looking for the wallet in his pocket 

and can’t remember that I like a teaspoon of sugar in my morning tea 

                                    I form loving words in my mind

                                    imagine reaching for your hand

                                    rubbing your back, touching your cheek

                                    I can see it all in the wild almost

                                    hanging from the clouds

                                    I pray for rain to ease this earth