Mantra

One careless action, one
wayward spark and poof! the
grass goes up in flame, the
sky fills with smoke, the sun

becomes a ball of blood.
Texas is burning once
again - drought conditions.
Need rain - who would think we'd

be saying that after
the soaking we got last
summer? A new mantra
needed: let's meditate

on w e t. Need the rain, need
the rain, need the rain. None
in the forecast until
maybe Sunday. All they

can say until then is
dry and wind. Just what we
don't want to hear: repeat:
need the rain, need the r a i n!

(c) 2008, Karla Dorman