Bridges of Life

A Selection of Poems

By James Bolgiano

Rain

It’s not easy living in the desert

When you like the rain.

I miss overcast days

And gentle raindrops on the windowpane.

Nothing smells like the rain.

It’s so pure and fresh,

Cleansing the pungency of the world about me,

Giving a new spirit to all it touches.

Purifying the soul,

Refreshing all that breathes.

I miss the rain!