Dense, heavy clouds gather,
ready to burst.
The land heaves a sigh,
and quenches its thirst.

The shimmering drops gather like an ocean of jewels in a chest,
and form a glittering ballroom in a spider's nest.

The curtain of rain opens to the most spectacular play,
and a little bird learns that it can fly away.

Before long, her youthful eyes gaze up to a world bright and new,
but years later, she still misses the skies in which her mother once flew.

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