Leap 002 - Unexpected Showers

 Unexpected Showers

Oh how it rained
That day in June
As the child played.

Streets stood deserted
Silent noon
Oh how it rained

Plans abandoned
For sweeping broom
As the child played

New flowers bloomed
On the drenched dune
Oh how it rained

Imagination expanded
Exploring the moon
As the child played

Family contented
Listens to mother croon
Oh how it rained
As the child played

I discovered villanelles in Creative Writing my sophomore year in high school and have loved them ever since.  The rain prompted the one you see above.