Dancing Rain Among Outback Sheep

In the Australian outback, it is stormy above the gum trees.

I laugh as rain starts to fall. I dance in the rain with

my kelpie dog beside me. Water streaks down from the sky and darkens the

red sand beneath our feet. My kelpie dog jumps and spins, his black and

tan fur sleek and shiny. His paws leave soft prints that blur and disappear.

My shirt clings, and my trousers darken at the knees. Around us,

sheep cluster together. The sheep are white and cream shapes darting with rain.

Their wool puffed and uneven. There is one black sheep. Ghost gums stand