Today it is raining here in sunny California, and so I thought I would write a few words.

tears can wash away the dust
from traversing life's weary road

just as the rain cleanses and
washes the dust from the earth

where it is carried to the ocean to be
recycled and reused
to form mountains in some distant millenium

Rain keeps things moving
preventing stagnation and drought

just as tears can move us through grief and anger
and onto something new and beautiful in our lives