Daphnia in the rain
In her rainboots
The yellow ones
At the end of the steps
By the iron fence
That had rusted over
And flaked off
Into the brick walkway
Laid down more than a century
Earlier the church bells rang
Every 10 minutes, when now
They only ring on the hour
In the highest part of the church
An evergreen tree tries to pass it
Steadfast by the bricks
And drips rain into a puddle
Filled with the face of a girl
In her raincoat
Dipping the toe of her rainboot
In further each time
Smiles and looks back to the steps
