Particular Moments

A Rain held back for Months;
Its much anticipated Deluge—
Perhaps tucked away in another Time and Space
Somewhere—

Finally pours down.

And in the absence
of Obscuring Dust,
Unmasked
like the sparkling sands
Beneath the ebbing tides

Are Concealed Memories
of an Ancient Strength;
A Higher Glory—
All the Substantial and Fine prints

of Our Saintly, Peak Empire.