Friday, July 15, 2022

Summer Rainstorm Thoughts

 The storm is an artist: the rainbow is its masterpiece." -Matshona Dhliwayo 

This week, storms were explosive. Although rain was predicted, darkening clouds became the indicator that sent me scrambling to pick up my decorative pillows. The rains continued. The knowledge that my plants were being watered was a blessing.  That night, I watched in surprise. The night storms were like a show in themselves. Sudden and strong lightning bolts jolted me. All sightings were mesmerizing. I wanted to write to describe what I saw so I took a photo of my flowers enjoying their soaking. They may not look like the rains were showering them but they were tossed around quite a bit. 

 Let the rain touch my soul.
Let the rain splash my flowers with cooling drops.
Let the rain sing me to sleep.

The rain makes puddles of hope in my garden.
The rain makes loud splashing sounds on the patio.
The rain meets lightning and strikes through cracks in the sky at night-

And I watch in fascination.
©CVarsalona, draft

The mentor text I used to create this poem is April Rain Song by Langston Hughes. There is a lovely short video shot by the NY Botanical Garden that can be accessed on You Tube.


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I continue to add poetic offerings to my Poetryliscious Padlet for another gallery af artistic expressions. Lester Laminack, children's author, was honored to join the gallery as in the past. I gratefully uploaded his inspirational image poem. Please add a poem or artistic inspiration to the padlet please do.

Today is Poetry Friday and Elisabeth Norton is our host at Unexpected Intersections. She shares an original poem written while challenging herself to break routine and change directions. Her site is alreading filling with offerings of poetic goodness.

10 comments:

  1. I love listening to the sound of rain, so I enjoyed both your poem and your mentor text very much! Thank you for sharing these with us today!

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    1. Thank you, Elisabeth. The rain continued to fall again over the weekend with lots of crackles and strikes of lightning.

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  2. I love how you used a cloud burst and Langston Hughes to inspire your poem, Carol. Stay dry and safe! :)

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    1. The rain continues with louder thunder and sharp lightning strikes but somehow it is soothing, Bridget. Has Smidgey ever heard the noises. My little grandgirls did not wake this weekend when the rain came.

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  3. I'm a Langston Hughs fan so I loved seeing the poem here. We had really bad storms this week as well. There is a place on my porch where I can watch the storms coming and on the other side of my house, a place to sit to watch them go. I really enjoy storms and appreciated the first line of your post, "The storm is an artist". Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Tim, that quote you like is a beautiful statement.

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  4. I love a good storm, too, as long as no one is out in it!
    This is a great line, and quite a departure in tone from the feel of the Langston Hughes poem: "strikes through cracks in the sky at night-" :0) Have a great weekend!

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    1. Robyn, thanks for stopping by. I did have a great weekend with my grandgirls. Enjoy your little one.

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  5. Your rain poem moved me Carol, and I love this line , "The rain makes puddles of hope in my garden." Beautiful garden pic too, thanks!

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    1. Michelle, I like using my digital tools to paint a garden. I wish I could be in one of your classes.

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