It has rained for five days<br />running<br />the world is<br />a round puddle<br />of sunless water<br />where small islands<br />are only beginning<br />to cope<br />a young boy<br />in my garden<br />is bailing out water<br />from his flower patch<br />when I ask him why<br />he tells me<br />young seeds that have not seen sun<br />forget<br />and drown easily.