The sky has been dropping quiet sheets of rain on us for the last hour or so. It’s very soothing. And yes, I know I just came from the Pacific Northwest, and I know I should be tired of rain, but it rains differently there. And I know this rain isn’t the beginning of 7 months of nothing but rain. And I have trees right outside my windows and they’re turning yellow and there’s a slate blue house across the street with a red-leafed tree in front and it has a stone chimney and behind that there’s a really tall oak tree whose leaves are still green so even though the sky is grey, everything I can see is full of peaceful colors.
Inane Chatter
What were you expecting?
momma betty
So poetic, Z. Nature evokes the poet (hidden very deep) within me, too.
momma betty
So here’s what I did with it:
Providential Rain
The sky is dropping quiet sheets of rain, soul soothing.
And yes, I know I should be tired of rain,
but it rains differently there.
And yes, I know this rain
isn’t the beginning
of unending rain.
And I have trees outside my windows.They’re turning yellow
and there’s a slate blue house across the street
with a red-leafed tree in front
and a stone chimney
and behind that
a really tall oak tree
whose leaves are still green.
And even though the sky is grey,
All I see are peaceful, streaky colors
{Reminding me I’m here not there.} To go back to the contrast you bring up at the beginning.