Flowers, Colors and the rain...

In the balcony I have

plants in several ceramic pots,

plants that stay green

and those that flower lots...

Religiously I would everyday

check on their well being,

direct the ivy to go up railings

take out dry leaves and weeds...

I would water them and clean up the area

and talk to them happy thoughts

I wonder if they listened...

I have petunias that are

white, lavender, pink and purple

Little red flowers that grow in bunches

and tiny little yellow roses...

I also have onions and jalapenos

and sprouts of pulses planted..

you know, parsley and corriander

and a little ginger too...

But they wouldnt bloom...they wouldnt grow

They would look fine but there was no color

and the ivy wouldn't climb up the string

the petunias would be green but not one flower....

And then it rained.

And then came the rain, oh just too heavy
The days were dull, and evenings so dark..
Windy and cold, all the while cloudy
it wouldn't stop and would pour and pour....
it would ruin your clothes if you stepped out
and made the days and the mood so sour...

And then I looked out, at 10 one morning,
it was still twilight, that suddenly grew bright....

There was now color,

color in the balcony

there are petunias of all colors

the ivy is long and up the railing

the yellow roses so many

have covered the little rose pot

and the red bunches of stars

look like they are smiling...

Also the onions have broken
and new green leaves have sprouted
the spices look good
and there is a jalapeño plant bush...

The rain doesn't seem so bad now
when I sit amidst the colors
and think about how there is a rainbow
after all of the heart's worries