Random 

tonight all of the ranges blush blue 

deep ruby

foothills grace the glaring pale 

race by

spill gold 

over cedar 

juniper 

pinon

spanish horses splashing 

roll in riverbed dust 

raise clouds of dust 

and cloud

raise expectations 

that now

the drought

will end

certainly he feels the lightning bleed 

the virga's thinly streaming lines

feels the terror of nothing

raining on his land

it is his harsh and

gentle rain 

it is the harsh 

and gentle 

hum

and the random drum

of summer thunder 

and the random drum 

of summer 

and the random drum

and the random

random

drums

jp pestana 9.15.16