Surrender against God’s luminous breath.
—Hafiz , “I Wish”
In great swathes
the rain came down
and drenched us
in sky. It was not
a matter of how
to stay dry, rather
how to find joy
in the dousing.
The clouds hung
darksome and low,
but through gaps
a milky light spilled
and how could we
not notice then
how all the world
was shine, shine, shine.
Ahhhh, yes!!!!!!!!!!
It would seem that 4th line would be “with sky” and not “in sky” but I see it could fly either way. I like that the speaker gives up trying to stay dry immediately, the deluge so powerful. And I like the perspective at the end, as if suddenly from above.