new moon
38 degrees
hail
sound?
clattering
dry pans
rapid clapping
dry hands
watch everything whiten in fifteen noisy minutes
close up each ball still separate
pinhead to pea size
and not white
not close
but grey
afterwards
in the white
(distance)
the sound is hush
is muffled water
(close by)
slow
constant
soft
no damage!
old autumn leaves thoroughly moistened
(compost kickstarted)
sturdy crocus hyacinth jonquil underneath
