That scent… – The Millbrook Independent

That scent… – The Millbrook Independent

by Kevin T McEneaney Suddenly, a drenching summer downpour flooding the rolling sward of grass and weeds, gutters pouring fiercely, spattering ground, the sky a frothing boil, blanket gray. In the aftermath, a burst of birdsong chirping, genial, and even seductive as each blade of grass upholds a droplet that glitters as if holding a trophy in the mild calm after the ruckus, the air textured with a sweet scent to breathe as it swirls gently in o…