Raindrops
Rain plops
Plink, plink
Pitter, patter
Crack of thunder
Howling gusts
Shake the windows
Rain drums sideways
Young plants flatten
Trees bend sideways
Dry earth drinks deep
Lemon tulip petals scatter
Blacktop steams and hisses
Pollen washes into soil
Puddles swell to lakes
Wind softens, sighs
Drip, drop, stop
Greens deepen
Flowers glisten
Birds sing
I listen
Copyright 2015 Brenda Davis Harsham
Note: We are having a dry spring, and we need rain. If we don’t get rain soon, we might be dancing for it like the children in the fairy tale, Rain Dance. This poem is a prayer for rain and a celebration of Poetry Friday, where poetry falls like rain on a dry earth. The host and poetry gathering point this week is Random Noodling. The hostess, Diane, offers a quote by Mark Twain and a poem about sanity. Worth a look! Write a poem for kids or quote one by another, and you can join the fun by visiting and contributing your link. Here is a bonus poem by a favorite author:
April Rain
Let the rain kiss you
Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops
Let the rain sing you a lullaby
The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk
The rain makes running pools in the gutter
The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night
And I love the rain.
I can almost feel the rain splashing in the way you wrote that, has a great rhythm! I’m sure that would make a very good spoken word with the right voice and a perfect music track with it.
May you have rain Brenda, and everything be fresh as a daisy! 🙂
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It rained all day today. I can hear the earth sigh with gratitude. As I do, because I left the hose alone all day.
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Oh, that’s great news! It rained here in Norfolk England too, yesterday and today. So we had matching weather today! Will be taking a blog break now, I’ll be back in July. Hope you get lots of rain at night and sunshine in the day – perfect weather and the earth will sing! 😀
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What a lovely wish, I will grab it from the air and save it close. Have a lovely time on your blog break. Don’t get lonely without us. 😉
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I might…haha!! 😀
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You captured many aspects of rain and hope your chant and dance for rain may bring some drip plops! We had some flooding of creeks, rivers and roads here. Sending a spirit filled wish for your drought to end, Brenda! xo
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Yes, a little of your rain would be good!
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What are you doing up so late? I knew a new phone would be like candy to me and 6 am comes too soon! Good night and sweet dreams.
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I have sick kids and my sleep was thrown off. You can blog on your phone? How exciting! Congrats on your new phone.
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I had Little Miss here on a day after a heavy rain, but also during a light sputter, so she could in fact jump in the puddles on the driveway. May we continue to listen to nature with our whole hearts.
Thanks for your visits. 🙂
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Sounds fun, nothing like puddle-stomping!
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And (almost) 2 year old kiddies are the best at that!
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Very nice. 🙂
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Thanks!
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I like all your verbs! Perfect for a rain storm.
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I love a good rain storm, and we still need one! Thanks for the compliment. Warmly, Brenda
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Brenda, there were many parts of this poem that resonated with me. First of all, the last line is a reflective one with the addition of the word listen. The imagery is vivid and the photo looks like it was captured after the rain dropped. I have an online global gallery that I am designing called Spring’s Symphony. If you are interested in having this poem included please let me know. You can see the invitation at http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/05/may-blossom.html.
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I would love to have my poem and photo included. I looked at your winter gallery, and it is beautiful! I’m happy to include if you can let me know how to. Thanks! Brenda
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Brenda, i don’t often look at Word Press replies so I apologize on the lateness of this response. I am ready to collect offerings for Spring’s Symphony Gallery. You can refer to the following posts for additional information and can send me questions at cvarsalona@gmail.com. http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/06/envisioning-springs-symphony.html and http://beyondliteracylink.blogspot.com/2015/05/digital-design.html.
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We had already exchanged emails on this subsequent to this comment.
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I cannot find that threaded conversation so that is why I wrote again.
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Do you need me to resend my email?
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I got it.
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I tried resending the email to you, but I received a message advising me that the message was blocked as spam. I’ve tried a couple more times. I hope you get one of them. Please let me know.
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I did receive your email, Brenda. Thanks.
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“Greens deepen/flowers glisten” Lovely imagery, Brenda!
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Thank you!
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So lovely. Hugs.
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Thanks!
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Enjoyed the concrete details and form!
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Thanks! We both shared one by Langston Hughes today.
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So joyous and rejuvenating! Love all those sensory details. I need my umbrella :).
P.S. hope you get some rain soon . . .
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I’m glad you liked it. I was longing for it, and longing often produces poetry. It’s funny that way.
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I totally like your spring rain crescendo. Funny, it is just raining the moment I’m reading your post. Perfect.
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LOL Oh, no! It was supposed to rain here, and it’s dry as bone.
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Lovely.
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Thanks!
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lovely and i love it’s shape. i love rain too )
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Thanks! Fingers crossed we get some rain soon.
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Very nice, Brenda! I like the way the length of the lines echoes the progress of the storm!
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Thanks for hosting this week, and I like your poem, too. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Voices and Visions.
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Like the starting lines which looks like a song for children .
Raindrops
Rain plops
Plink, plink
Pitter, patter
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Thanks! I try to write for kids of all ages. And I love rain like a kid. 🙂
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