“Rain” by Leuna

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You’re listening to Poetry Month on The Voice of Dog.

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This is Rob MacWolf

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your fellow traveler,

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and Today we present a poem by Leuna,

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who works as a video essayist

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and writes short fiction in the meantime,

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and you can find more of their stories

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on their furaffinity.

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Please enjoy “Rain”,

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a poem by Leuna I want the rain to taste good

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It sinks into fabric,

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pierces the waterproofing I Have spent Years Peeling off of my old bag

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It should at least be delicious

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And not chemical runoff, dirt, particulates, bacteria,

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every horrible nightmare, natural and synthetic, falling from the sky

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Our world, the natural world accepts it

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Effortless, necessary,

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beautiful Poisons and dirt and bacteria all blend into pleasant noise

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Fresh growth bursting through aged concrete

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Why can’t I? This was “Rain”

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by Leuna, read for you by READER,

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with CALLSIGN.

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Thank you for listening

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to The Voice of Dog.