mist gathered into itself
drops cleaving
synergy revealed
and clouds shatter
spilling sweetness long denied
birds find shelter
in newly leafed boughs
the parched ground
stills its constant cry
to drink
long and deep
hanging out at the pub today
"spilling sweetness long denied"--love that!
ReplyDeleteLovely poem...the rain must be a blessed relief in dry countries :)
ReplyDeleteLovely piece--I loved the last stanza!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the rain, and this poem just makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed the images in this poem...especially the birds finding shelter in the newly leafed boughs! Spring has been a long time in coming.
ReplyDeleteI like how you capture the moment. It's nice how the rhythm of the poem echoes the drops from the heavens.
ReplyDeleteAh - such pretty rhythms here - a kind of sigh at the end. k.
ReplyDeletefels good to get that drink...esp after it has been denied....never so beautiful to get the rain eh?
ReplyDeleteI like the verbs you chose to paint this scene of rain--it seems a lot of us experienced a wet few days.
ReplyDeleterain... we all find reasons to love it! :)
ReplyDeleteP
amazing what was said in a few lines... I'll be glad to send rain to dry places... my boots are getting wet
ReplyDeleteohhhhhhh, I hope the rain came and stayed so you felt like you actually had a visit.
ReplyDeletelovely words, friend.
..clouds shatter spilling sweetness...I hear lightening in the shatter accompanying the torrential downpour. Oh how rain changes everything. We had our sprinkler system repaired and our yard is being transformed. It's beautiful to watch.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this lovely poem.
The agony of anticipation at last soothed by the sweetness of fulfillment.
ReplyDeleteI like your rain. It was worth waiting for.
Cheers!
I can relate to this, firefly. We have finally gotten some rain this year and it was long awaited. Very pretty verse.
ReplyDeletePamela
I love the rain. We could sure use some of it around here right about now.
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