and the rains fall

by D.C. Nobes

And the rains fall.

The fields are full to overflowing,

roads become streams

the streams are rivers

the rivers lakes

and the lakes become seas

broad and brown

where our minds meander

like small boats

caught in wind and tide.

D.C. Nobes is a scientist whose first half of his life was in or near Toronto, Canada, then 23 years based in Christchurch, New Zealand, 4 years in China, and has now retired to Bali. He used to enjoy winter, but admits that he doesn’t miss the snow or the cold.