DOWN BY THE RIVER IN A DRY JANUARY



and she is asking
“Where is the rain?
Where is the rain?

I need to be
replenished
refilled
renewed.

I need to flow
hard
fast
and free.

I can’t just be sitting here
low and slow
like this now.

What will the summer be
for me
if something doesn’t happen
soon?

Come, rain, fall
fast and hard—
feed me!!”


The Russian River
translated by Lilith Rogers
January 15th, 2009