Stress and Comfort

By: Melanie Leng

Sometimes, when the soft spring rain

slowly soaks the earth,

And lightly fingers everything,

Giving it a coat of droplets,

The color of everything begins to fade...

It darkens out the colors

And smooths out texture.

It creates a soft scene,

And when I stare up at the grayish-white sky,

The clouds seem to caress my head

While I rest near the windowsill

As the rain renews my mind

Like it cleanses the roads and trees,

And gives everything a tranquil tone.