Abandonment creeps through houses

Streets lay dirty and deserted

Plants and animals seek the shade

Life in the town seems to fade

A little girl wanders into the despair

Hope gone, head down

Walking without a reason

For it was the gloom season

An unfamiliar rumble shakes the sky

Startling gloom out of its home

Looking up, the hopeless girl

Is surprised to see clouds cover her world

Joy dances in her eyes

As clouds break open

Releasing torrents of rain

Washing away the years of pain

Humans and critters alike

Warily step out

Cautious of the rain

Cascading down

They greet the rain, as if an old friend

Smell the rain, a fresh fragrance

Each wet pearl, transparent and round

Fall in chorus and pound the ground

Life pours out from everywhere

Streets strain under the weight

Animals feed on lush vegetation

Life in the town is a celebration