September 23, 2019-
A Tropical Depression arrived today.
It’s been named Maria.
I know a few women by that name.
None of them are depressing.
This Maria brought some rain to us,
and is hinting at more.
Any rain in an arid environment
is Heaven’s rain.
It is beloved by the living, sentient beings,
by the cacti, succulents and trees,
by the rocks,
and even by the sand,
as it, too, likes a departure
from the sameness
of each day’s scorching Sun.
We, the stewards,
treasure this falling sustenance.
As it happens, I spy the figure
of a mouse,
looking down from its perch
among the clouds,
confident that the gift
of the storm,
on which it rides,
will sate the collective thirst
of us below,
if only for a day,
or three.
The storm knows
that some are inconvenienced,
by the floods it has brought.
It knows, too,
that some of these beings,
may do the same things,
the next time a storm
brings the gift of sustenance.
Not all, but some.
Heaven will send its rain,
nevertheless.
A Sagittarian Seeker 
It’s actually raining here, as I am reading your post! – Maria
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Glad that Las Vegas is sharing the storm.
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Me too…even though it only lasted three minutes 🙂
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There is, supposedly, more rain coming. Hopefully, that will extend to Las Vegas, for more than the blink of an eye. 🙂
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I hope so!! 😊
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A good job, Gary — I’m glad to hear you’re getting a little rain — it’s dry here, and we are supposed to have Santana conditions for the next 2 or 3 days.
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My condolences. Santa Ana winds are one of the worst aspects of life in SoCal.
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The winds are supposed to last only for a day or so, followed by cooler weather and perhaps even rain by the weekend! I don’t mind them this way — they help dry out the air, which has been rather humid this summer.
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Yes, I see the Pacific tropical storm, Mario, is inching up towards southern California. That is always a nice end to the Santa Ana, it would seem.
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The rain is good and it is true we can’t turn it on and off like a spigot. Nature doesn’t heed our demands…
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No, though at least she is giving us some relief.
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