Stamp, stomp,
puddle heaven,
fountains everywhere
when you’re seven.
Laugh and howl,
wet socks,
drippy drops everywhere,
forget clocks.
Arrive speckled
with muddy blots,
not welcome everywhere,
stomach in knots.
Will mom see past hems
dripping dark dots?
Rather than dirt everywhere,
she sees cheetah spots!
Copyright 2016 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Poets find joy in puddles:
“The world is mud-luscious…
[and] puddle-wonderful”
— e.e. cummings
Since writing a haibun on puddles, I’ve wondered how cumming’s mother viewed him, arriving home. My poem’s been in its chrysalis, but finally that wondering took shape and spread wings.
Another fun poem about puddles is Puddle Splash by Roann Mendriq:
What is it about rain puddles,
that make one want to splash?
That turns us into children,
in a quick and happy flash?
Read the rest here.
Big thanks to Robyn Hood Black, a wonderful poet and author, for hosting this week’s Kidlitospere Poetry Friday extravaganza.
33 thoughts on “Puddle Heaven”
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Friendly Fairy Tales 
Oooh, I like this one. Watching my 3-yr-old’s obsession with every puddle she finds helps me remember to slow down and enjoy those moments a bit more…
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I need to remember to slow down, too. Often. 🙂
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I think you do that wonderfully through your poems!
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This lovely one reminds me of my childhood, the days when rain was fun!! How I wish I saw it like that now! 🙂
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You still could. Just put on old clothes and get out there. Preferably with a kid or a crazy friend. Like me. 🙂
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Haha…yes, I wouldn’t want to do it on my own!! 😀
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I went puddle stomping with a college friend, way back when, and it was the first time I ever had. It was a pivotal moment for me.
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Hooray for puddle-stomping!
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Hooray! 😀
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You’ve got a great puddle outlook, Brenda! Both here (especially love the first stanza) and in the other post you linked to– your reply to your neighbor about the puddle in front of your house. “Puddle-wonderful” indeed!
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I like fun, in all its many forms. 🙂
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Love this Brenda – your have an amazing talent in bringing the magic of words with your writing!
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Thanks, Mary. XOXO
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Your poem is such fun, Brenda, and I love “Puddle Splash.” We have snow in our forecast this weekend, so no puddle splashing anytime soon.
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Yes, snow is headed here, too. The poor plants.
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What a wonderful trio! I love ee cumming’s poem and where your liberated wings took you on flight over puddle heaven. …And, yes, I do love to stomp in a puddle, as much as to pc vent as to be emphatic about who knows what! (Who knows–that thought might demand my wings). God bless you! Thanks for another uplifting PF offering!
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Even when I’m looking down, I’m looking up. 😉 Thanks for another great comment. I’ll come by soon. In the morning maybe. The Z Train is a comin’.
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What an gratitude-attitude mindset/mantra: “Even when I’m looking down, I’m looking up!” God bless you…Hope to “see” you later!
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I’ll “see” you here, and “see” you there. 😉
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Perfect! …Seeing double never looked so good!
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Imagine if there were two of me! Would we both be poets? Scary thought.
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Not double trouble, but double blessing!
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LOL Thanks for your vote of confidence.
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Love puddles. So sweet. ❤ Hope you're feeling better. 🙂
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Thanks. I bet the chicks like puddles, too. 🙂
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Very fun.
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Thanks!
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This one made me smile 😀 Love the cummings quote too!
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My boys and I used to have such fun on rainy days. Thanks for commenting, Lynn!
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We have snow today, but puddles will now be coming, Brenda. My granddaughters don’t stop jumping and splashing when they’re around. Thanks for this spring joy!
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Hi Linda, I love a good puddle myself. LOL Thanks for coming by. I’m planning to catch up on posts tomorrow. Today was MS revision all day! I’m such a slave driver. LOL
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so great – i love puddles and i love the transformation into cheetah marks!
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Merrow!
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