Ofelia Zepeda, "It Is Going to Rain."
"Someone said it is going to rain.
I think it is not so.
Because I have not yet felt the earth and the way
it holds still in anticipation.
I think it is not so.
Because I have not yet felt the sky
become heavy with moisture of preparation.
I think it is not so.
Because I have not yet felt the winds move their coolness.
I think it is not so.
Because I have not yet inhaled the sweet, wet dirt
the winds bring.
So there is no truth that it will rain."
Ofelia Zepeda.