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Image: Martin Place, Sydney 1937 (here)
dark clouds like protruding eye bags
below tired eyes building up progressively
uneasiness prior to the downpour that lags
rain ganging in to disrupt the planned activity
engaging distaste and frustrations
with gritted teeth but accepted as normal
in the tropics barely a thought as God-sent
most treasured in dry lands as wet gold
inconveniences are fleeting for the few
for an after rain smile beats them all
life-giving elements meant for those chosen
come in abundance for those appreciative
but develop into life-threatening flood waters
otherwise who detest it as disruptive
Sarah's at d'Verse Poetics - rain
And right now, after the rain, we need the sun's smile.
ReplyDeleteRain certainly can be a disruptor at times, as well as a savior at others. Rain is a character for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat first line is a stunner - what a great metaphor to choose! You carefully balance the gain and the pain of rain here. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLoved this Hank, I am not a great sleeper so have dark bags under eyes , today rain is falling after extreme hot weather so it is welcomed.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
I really like the title/first line, Hank! What a great picture! I also like the description of rain as ‘God-sent / most treasured in dry lands as wet gold’.
ReplyDeleteNice line: "life-giving elements meant for those chosen"
ReplyDeleteWater can nourish or destroy...like everything it depends on context.
ReplyDeleteTrue, it occasionally rains on parades of one sort or another. Sunshine would bake us if rain did not cool us!
ReplyDeleteSure can do both, as can many a thing
ReplyDeleteLife and death in the raindrops! Very good!
ReplyDeleteHi Hank! We don't get a lot of rain on Central Oregon's high desert, when it comes we rejoice (well, at least I do!) Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteThe same water can be both disaster and blessing.
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