Wanting...

Burnt out by exhaustion
Of sleepless nights
By heat without end
Of the sun's fading light

Counting the hours
Like pearls on a string
Longing for rest
More than anything

Watching the clouds
Slowly cov'ring the sky
Slowly but steadily
Wish they would stay

Birds singing wearily
On waterless trees
Only blue sky you see
Miles over miles

How much am I waiting
'Though waiting in vain
For the wonderful wetness
Of refreshing cold rain