Anytime, Anywhere

Inside a single diamond of rain
   heaven might rest. 
   You can be doing anything
   sliding towels into a cabinet
Turning the page on
   an afternoon nap
   and tell in your bones
   the exact second 
When rain, any rain 
   starts, when it stops.
   Aren’t deer, raccoons
   and trees like that also.
Absolutely 
Married to air.

Ed Ruzicka has published three full-length books of poetry, most recently, “Squalls” (Kelsey Press, 2024). Ed’s poems have appeared in the Atlanta Review, the Chicago Literary Review, Rattle, Canary and have received Pushcart nominations. Ed, who is also the president of the Poetry Society of Louisiana, lives with his wife, Renee, in Baton Rouge.