Silver Lining

by Gillena Cox, Radhika De Silva, and Michael Dylan Welch

First published in Raining Rengay #2, October 2023. Originally written 22 October 2022 via Zoom.

a rainy morning

in the coo-coo of pigeons

a bolt of lightning Gillena

children at the window

above the empty playground Radhika

my booster shot

rescheduled again . . .

dark clouds Michael

in my solitude

sips of red wine Gillena

shivering cold

the slow whistle

of our kettle Radhika

a ray of evening light

above the hilltop Michael