Campus Rains, 1972.


Remembering our long

Evening walks

College days.

When the rains hardly

Interrupted anything

That mattered.

Some gentle four-minute

Ballad by Rascal Flatts

Or Carrie Underwood.

Giving us context

And hopes, and half-formed

Purposes that really

Had no definition beyond

A third-term weekend.

Missing plans beyond

The next tree, sheltering raindrops

Hiding our reckless kisses

And other springs of

Youngsters’ hearts.


Neighbours all too busy

With silly armchair comedies

On ABC.

And lite beer number three.

Maybe some pretzels.




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