After the Rain

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After the Rain...

After the rain
the air is full of life,
the dust is washed away

and the park sparkles
in the early morning sun

the plants speak
their secret language of green

and the world
that I walk in
listens

both below

and above
are clear and bright











Hello
who have we here

up in the tree

an athletic young fellow
climbs through the gum tree
on the ocean's edge

hungry after
a noisy wet night

when feeding usually occurs

he is keen
to sample leaves

and goes out on a limb

climbing higher

do you think the juicy ones
are way up here...

maybe even higher...

he launches himself

through the tree

in search
of fresh green leaves

newly blessed
by the night's rain






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