The Language of Rain

When God made the flood, he said to Noah
Gather up your children and all the animals
And build them an ark, to keep out of the storm.

Then they built a tower, and hid from the elements
Sacrificing each others' lives for the sake of progress.
Everyone spoke the economics of growth.

But God had signed the rainbow, promising
Never to destroy his creatures again.
So instead he gave them politics.

The people scattered all over the Earth
Finding solace in their homegrown words,
Learning the language of rain.