I watch the rain stream down

When my tears cannot fall

Gray skies weeping whispers

While sadness spawns heart's stall

Search for a speck of hope

In nature's quest for life

A moment to amuse

A scene to crack my strife

A pair of chickadees

Hop dance across red rail

Beaks grab bits of peanut

Then off they quickly sail

Then a female cardinal

Appears her life is rough

Missing many feathers

Demeanor flowing tough

Raindrops are still streaming

Soft glow tints gray clouds white

Starts a heartbeat stutter

A tinge of will to fight

Two wrens land on tree branch

And trill a short duet

A blast to both my ears

A shock to my regret

A lone summer flower

That should have been long dead

Bursts in purple color

And gently nods her head

The sadness still remains

But hope has filtered in

Wild kin have cracked the vise

A spark now glows within

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