The rain is falling in sheets upon sheets 
Jumping into puddles, skipping over feet
Performing a symphony as it flows
Reaching a crescendo down the street
Where whirlwind eddies and the sidewalk meet 

The koi in the pond in the building know 
Something is up, they flicker and jump
Out of the water again and again 
But the ripples on the surface aren’t enough 
To join in the play of the skies above

They don’t feel the glorious downpour
Charge into their silent world thrumming
They swim up and down around and around
Waiting, waiting expecting something 
The sensory pleasure of nature dancing

But the koi will float in agitated oblivion  
To the playful frolic of the monsoon sky
As it cavorts with all of earth’s creatures
But not with the pond and not with the koi 
Our faithful tributes to a world gone awry.