Cocktail Of Clouds And Rain

Cherry

By skinner_jennifer

Sun, 22 Sep 2019
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Dear diary...Sunday 22nd September 2019

 

 

On a peaceful Sunday

I awoke this morning,

stretched, then crept

out of warm bed,

 

dancing in my head

lively significant

thoughts of rain

drumming on our

kitchen skylight,

 

giving way to desire

of unhurried stroll

along leisurely

neighbouring

pavements,

 

step out front door

spirit of rain restores,

letting happy steps

welcome sound of

streaming bursts,

crackling on umbrella

like rice krispies in milk.

 

Watch as blackbird,

blue tit and sparrow

splash in birdbath,

I see pleasure and

joy during their antics,

 

gazing down glimpse

amicable grey clouds,

trees and rooftops

reflected within

liquid mirrors,

 

pearls trickle,

trace each drop

of tranquil calm

descending in

rings of puddles.

 

Rose peeps from

behind a wall,

appears to be

smiling...if

only at me,

 

then as I pass

another flush

of pink seems

to give out a

silent cheer

that only

I hear,

 

Graveyard's never

looked so fresh

against lush grass,

each flowering petal

vibrant in richness

as they gather

commemorating

loved ones,

 

I too on my

soothing walk

stop to gaze,

reminiscing

on times past,

 

remembering

mum and dad,

once again while

greeting cocktail

of clouds and rain.

 

 

Photo by pixabay free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comments

Submitted by celticman on

small pleasures, little things that make us think and help us breathe. 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Lots of lines to love - the trickling pearls, amicable grey clouds, the liquid mirrors of rooftops...to name a few. Lovely. 

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

I like how you carry the sound of the rain all through (specially "crackling " on your umbrella) and all the bright pictures of birds and flowers and grass. The way you describe the graveyard, is beautiful, not sad at all. I love that

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for your thoughtful words Jack. I agree it's the simple pleasures in life that help us breathe and give satisfaction to our lives.

Thank you also for the cherries, I'm very grateful.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi there onemorething, it's good to hear from you again, I've missed your poetry.

Glad you enjoyed reading and thank you so much for letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello Di,

you know it was so good to be walking in the rain and so inspiring. I just had to keep my thoughts in tact as I never had a note book with me and the rain was pouring down, but luckily my memory served me well. As soon as I walked in the door I began to remember and took down notes.

The grave yard looked so peaceful and there wasn't a soul around, so I was able to stand and contemplate...quite a special moment.

I'm always grateful for your comments and thank you for reading.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

How an umbrella makes a walk in the rain enjoyable and enables the viewing of all that is around outside our bubble of shelter! You took me with you on your refreshing stroll. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Rhiannon,

it gave me so much joy to write this poem and as you say an umbrella makes the walk so much more pleasurable. 

I'm very grateful to you for reading and thank you so much for your comment.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Penny4athought on

I love a rainy day when all things are renewed with the drenching. Your poetic descriptions accurately painted a grey, yet still colorful, walk in the rain and I enjoyed walking it with you. I felt the sadness in your words at the memory of lost parents and the tug of irony at the image of a lush with blooming life graveyard that allowed you another pespective of it. Very lovely poem Jenny.

Penny4athought

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Many thanks for your kind words Penny. Even after twenty something odd years I still miss my mum, she died in August just before the two towers went down in New York, so when I hear about that awful tradgedy I always think of her...yes sad but true.

I'm glad you liked reading the rest of my poem, it was a perfect day for a walk, to be in solitude with my thoughts.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Nolan on

To me it sounds like heaven we have severe droughts over large parts of South-Africa. It is really bad they say it's climate change due to global warming, a convenient reason for everything.

Cheers Jennifer, enjoy the rain while you can,

&& Nolan

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Nolan,

sorry you're having a drought, it's so hard on nature when there's so little water. We're actually having a lot of rain here in England, for me it's wonderful, but I suppose those living with flood warnings don't feel the same way.

I'm glad you liked my poem though and thank you so much for letting me know.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Rain! Highveld afternoon showers build up very quickly but I saved my washing! Wonder if there will be a rainbow?

Hope things are well Jenny! Tom Brown

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hi Tom,

for me the rain is always welcome, even though it's hard to get the washing dry. smiley I try not to worry too much, those dry days come eventually. Haven't seen a rainbow yet though.  ​

Things are fine here and I'm enjoying getting out and about now it's cooler.

Hope things are well with you too and thank you for stopping by to read this poem and comment.

Jenny.