Where the Garden Ends

City of Umbrellas

Blue snow, gray rain

falls down-

dusting the skyline.

People vanish

one by one

as this place she calls home

becomes a city of umbrellas.

Black swaths of cloth overtake the sidewalk,

separating

her from him.

Each drop from above

falls down,

harder and faster.

One girl

comes into view

as she snaps shut her umbrella,

realizing she won't need it anymore.

No longer in a city of umbrellas, she smiles,

drawing

him to her.