I love to smell the forest after the rain, so fresh and sweet The dust has settled which makes the scene almost complete My footprints along the winding paths gently mark my trail Water-laden limbs, sometimes my progress does curtail Droplets from above, fall softly upon my head And spatter those footprints where I have tread Blue sky peeks through the cloudy sky Birds and little creatures emerge to taste and try Manna from the heavens, what a great treat Another cycle in nature is now complete The rain washes away refuse discarded by man And refurbishes the landscape, better than anything else can Now you know why I love it after a fallen rain It revives a drought, clears the air and it is never done in vain ~ © Zeke (Forestzeke@aol.com) ~ © Photograph by Marilyn (LaraOct7@aol.com) © July 13, 2003 Writers' Corner Index