Brief Splendor

Rainy Day (1)

Small red boots
    stamp up and down.
The puddle flies apart
    and reassembles itself.

Such fierce pleasure
    in water, mud, and sun.
Yearning I watch
    the wild joy.

Rainy Day (2)

Small red boots
    stamp up and down.
The puddle flies apart
    and reassembles itself.

Such fierce pleasure
    in water, mud, and sun.
I yearn for just a taste
    of this wild joy.

Rainy Day (3)

Small red boots
    stamp up and down.
The puddle flies apart
    and reassembles itself.

Such fierce pleasure
    in water, mud, and sun.
Yearning I watch
    the wild joy.

Rainy Day (accentual) (4)

Small red boots
stamp up and down.
The puddle flies apart
and reassembles itself.

Such fierce pleasure
in water, mud, and sun.
Yearning I watch
the wild joy.

Lari Smith