Sometimes, when the soft spring rain
slowly soaks the earth,
And lightly fingers everything,
Giving it a coat of droplets,
The color of everything begins to fade...
It darkens out the colors
And smooths out texture.
It creates a soft scene,
And when I stare up at the grayish-white sky,
The clouds seem to caress my head
While I rest near the windowsill
As the rain renews my mind
Like it cleanses the roads and trees,
And gives everything a tranquil tone.
Central Resource Library’s interior will be closed on Saturday, Sept. 23 for Johnson County Library Foundation’s annual fundraising event, Library Lets Loose. The holds pickup window will remain open.