Real Rain - Jan. 23, 2026

Gary Hunter
Jan 23
1 min read

morning sun peeked

before clouds swallowed

leaving a gray blanket sky

if you can count raindrops

can you call that rain?

if there’s the smattering

of a gloomy feeling

is that yet a feeling?

you might see me walking

this morning, head down

saying HI

with clouds in my voice,

looking inside to see

if it’s going to rain

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