Maple in the Rain

The heavy sheets of saddened rain collapsed
And stinging, tearing, fell upon my head
A rain with taste of ice and bitter fear
With every drop I heard the words you said

An echo of an echo spinning round
And whirling madly, throwing me along
Stumbling and screaming through the rain
The water wails a true and hollow song

The deepest fading maple leaves spin-danced
When rain-light fell from black silk-fallen sky
And droplets crush and splash from leaf to leaf
Beneath that tree, the rain taught me to cry

The mirror-rain is mingled with the leaves
And floating gently, through wet air it slipped
Made blurry from mixed tears in my eyes
All bloody coloured paper lacy-ripped

And sparkling with diamonds from the black
To catch the tears from cloud and from my eye
Fell gently, settled on my outstretched palm
Beneath that tree, the rain taught me to cry
When rain cascaded from the darkened sky
Beneath that tree, the rain taught me to cry