Pic on Flickr by Gemma Wiseman ~ Port Phillip Bay glimpses on a winter's afternoon ~
Simply Snickers Prompt ~ umbrella under puddle promise
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Under powder skies
Limping with stray thoughts of rain
Moody blue waters
Simmer with stormy heartbeats
Glistening in pools of light
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Leaves cramp in darkness
Hoping the promise of rain
Answers summer thirsts ~
Too long dreaming of old days
When life was free to be green
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And I remember
In days of youthful delight
When rain was normal ~
An umbrella was ready
And boots danced in a puddle
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7 comments:
there is a sense of innocence that pervades this piece and makes me long for childhood....just beautiful...
Leaves cramp in darkness
Hoping the promise of rain
Answers summer thirsts ~
- love those lines. The poem as a whole brings back memories of when life was pure.
nice memories--reminded me of growing up in the South, running barefoot across wet grass and through puddles, to my mother's horror.
Excellent imagery! Love the second stanza, in particularly, with the promise from the past.
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Linda
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This is just so beautiful; before I read others' comments my 1st reaction was 'my favorite part is the 2nd stanza'...very powerful! (I forgot that you are experiencing Autumn right now, as it's Spring here!)...
This brought back childhood memories of when it would rain for days and our water tanks would overflow.
We would laugh and play for hours in the downpour.
Lots of images to take put you in the moment.
Whenever I start to yell at my children for jumping in puddles, I stop and ask myself WHY I'm stopping them. If it's a valid reason (like we're about to go somewhere that would be bad for wet shoes), I tell them WHY. But otherwise, forget it. Jump away, kids.
It's sentiments like yours that remind me why I let them jump. And sometimes, encourage them to.
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