Now I'm home, and stained with rain
Outside under a cometary sky
Rain tickling in the leaves
The underlying silence
Outside in the asphalt roads
Hot car exhaust, the gutters
The green and moist moss of the gardens
The riotous undergrowth of the apartments
The fragrance of the mossy detritus
The first rain of the season
The cat licks rain off my leg
He licks raindrops from my leg