rain against the windows
all night
after a break in the rain
that was against the windows
all day

earlier a gray sky
had cleared long enough
for the full moon
to silver the land

and then came
the return of the rain

and now I can’t get back to sleep

since across the way
two are apparently
making love
while holding their positions
against the rain
against the windows

I can’t see them
but anyyone awake can hear them
so the window must be open
and they must be getting wet

that must be
where the moon went
to stay dry and keep doing
its appointed work

of illuminating hope