spit (villanelle) [shui 6]

the moment he spit on the ground
the cloud in the sky recalled
& made a rumbling sound

it really shouldn't astound
the cloud was not appalled!
when he chanced to spit on the ground

he was ambling down the mound
in wistful thoughts enthralled
when he heard the rumbling sound

perhaps it wasn't profound
there wasn't a sudden squall
when he chanced to spit on the ground

the air which wraps around
the world and blankets all
it carried the rumbling sound

he was anyway homeward bound
now rain was starting to fall
no sooner he'd spit on the ground
he'd heard a rumbling sound

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