Waiting For The Rain

Eyes soft as sand, yet stern as stone

The swish of the tail, sweeping sand aside

You hold secrets deeper than the Earth itself

Scattering over bone-dry deserts,

Looming forests,

Waiting for the rain

Pointed ears twitching, terrified in the shadow of the feline

Wind rushing through dusty fur,

The rain will uncover the past

In the shadows for years to come,

You will remain,

Waiting for the rain

Threats too enlarged to overthrow,

Shadows reaching down below,

The Dusky Hopping Mice remain,

Waiting for the rain