rain drops and mud

raindrops and mud

god cried today;

his tears fertilized

the womb

of mother earth—

the wet smell

of nature’s essence

saturated the air

the moist breeze blew

breath of new life

into dried hopes

wilting in the desert

of despair

the rainy season

of life

has begun:

maybe love

will hallow her footprints

in the soft mud