The rain. An August torrent, hurricane-
Engendered from a thousand miles away,
Kept ev'ryone inside and half insane,
And cancelled any projects for the day.
The kids and I got out once, walked to town,
To buy a cup of coffee and a treat,
But mostly we stayed in and bedded down,
To watch a movie, play a game, and eat,
And listen to the downpour just outside,
While counting down the days unoccupied
By school -- the summer's end is nearly here.
So too, our second separated year.
Somehow the rain creates a warming space,
Where little bits of love are commonplace.
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"Somehow the rain creates a warming space,
Where little bits of love are commonplace."
What a perfect description of that feeling!
I like this weather..and your poem.
Rated with hugs
Ugly hot Okinawa for another 4 or 5 months:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnFcoE_YtNA
-R-
Are you separated or divorced?
Big difference between the two--and perhaps why you're in so much agony over one and/or waiting for the other.
I hope that's the right word.
What I'm thinking is, one day far-off, the kids
will be going through dad's things
and reading this look up at each other :
"... I remember that day !"
You made it special here.
You're making memories, out of ordinary days.
Thats why I love your poetry so.
The storms that start far apart from us come and find us somehow. Your presence in your verses here is so calm and strong and benevolent.
Just quick comments tonight, I have to stop doing this at 2:00am, but that's when it seems to happen.
Pavanne, thank you. It is nice, being inside when it's raining like crazy, isn't it.
Kate, the best part was all three of us cuddled up in front of the movie. The rain broke the last of the heat, and made it possible.
Dave, thanks. I don't get out of town much. But we have our favorite spots, where life is really easy.
Linda, I think it was all the same front. What an impressive amount of rain.
anna1, it was my great good luck to have them on a day like yesterday.
markinjapan, welcome! Now you have my curiosity up, and I'll be watching the Okinawa weather for a while.
elsma, hello. Thanks for continuing to come by. Agony? Not really. That part seems to have cleared.
Kim, thanks for that. And thanks for your very kind post next door.
Lorianne, that's an interesting point. The rain can be a real inconvenience, but I don't know how I'd feel about losing it.
RomanticPoetess, thanks so much.
NOVAcatmando, yes. Tea and a blanket. Good call.
tril, I do love rendering an ordinary day into verse. Thanks.
catch-22, those are three very nice adjectives. I hope that the kids get that from me.
The rain was so heavy last night that when I'd taken the kids back to their mom and parked the car, I couldn't cross the street without walking through a river. So to protect my shoes, I took them off, and walked down the street in my socks. Easier to dry, and no risk of mildew.