The Rain At Gambian River Bridge Poem by obinna chilekezi

I have come to behold you
and sing of your dazzling waterness
just at the point of the meeting
of the Gambian and Atlantic
the watery movement, slowly
luxuriously embracing each other
and the refreshing coolness of night
and we the witnesses place our presences
the gathering cloud of storms
stormclouds and calls for rain
around the sun's grilling heat
as we the witnesses watch for a porch
quick as an eyelid's wink
flashes everywhere as
suspended twinkling of angry stars
then water poured on waters
breaking in nature's rhythm
with a slow sudden shock serene
as we speak
and we the witnesses take
the pleasure of the coconut trees sheltering us.
(written after a visit to river Gambia)