After A Night Of Rain Poem by RIC BASTASA

It is only when the rain
stops
that you go out of the house
step on the path leading to the garden
gaze and gently pick the leaves that fell on the ground
that you realize again
how peaceful is this world
that we live in

how peaceful is our heart
not remembering
the storm

how happy can the mind still be
not thinking about anything

you are there i see you at the other side
of my garden
as one of them you are
also singing the new songs of your spring.