Such Gentle Rain
Such gentle rain that falls tonight
Though all day long the sky stayed bright;
Which was so great for baseball game
That sky stayed clear of gentle rain.He asked if I'd do books some more
Once my first books were done – before
I answered, bit my tongue,
From mind so gentle, one so young.My span's cut arbitrarily
Like youth's short span (as now I see);
Perhaps that's best though vector thrusts
Differ – in life and death they must –For his span will increase with age
As for most people, fool or sage,
At least a bit throughout each life,
Then curve back down in calm or strife.In my life-context, now I see
That change was wrought dramatically
When cancer came, ‘clean-cut’ was seen,
Not ‘span's foreshortened what it means’.But that's not bad, but good, for me –
To take each action consciously;
Complete right quick, don't drag things out,
Make long effects beyond all doubt.To live each moment here and now
Concerned to make each shot count – how
It will impact things through all time –
Impactful pictures, words sublime.We watched our first ball game tonight,
Which ended in a scuffled fight;
Close game, grand slam right at the end,
‘Was fair not foul,’ said ref – and then –The other coach said forthrightly,
‘The ref is blind, how can it be
That two-all tie throughout the game
Could end as six-naught ’fore the rain?’'Twas sunny then, no hint of rain,
Forecasters said one week the same;
But here it is, soft sounds in night,
And game turned round, and end with fight.So, do I say how I might die
With no more books and mention why –
Or play this game out with my pen,
Together make a book with him?Fact is, time span is short for each
He's still quite young, so short his reach,
So let's go quickly this day gain –
The sun's out now – no hint of rain.Let's write our book – let's start today,
Send off to Lulu's shop some way;
He's right, once school starts all things change,
Just as for me there might be rain.I answered him, ‘I just can't say,
Life is so big – I live each day,
And hour, one at a time, as best
I can – try not to touch the rest’.It's seventh-inning stretch for me;
I tend to self – quite purposefully –
Then focus on the game once more;
Draw wisdom from its end-time score.navigation