It rained for a long time
Just over two years
Then, gradually, it stopped
The rain still comes, sometimes
I’m usually prepared
I see it coming
The puddles though
They appear out of nowhere
And their depth can still take me by surprise.
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Wow, you’ve really conveyed a lot of emotion in a tiny amount of words. Hugs lovely xx
Thank you! x
I like this. Powerful and effective an. Can relate to it too.
Thanks Nicola. Glad you like it.
This is just gorgeous. It gave me goosebumps the first time I read it, then I read it again and it made my eyes fill with tears. There’s something about your poetry that taps into something in me. Wow. Thanks so much for linking this to #whatImwriting
Wow. What a lovely comment! Thanks Maddy – and for the shares as well!
Gosh, I love the metaphor Rachael. Totally resonates with me too. So much conveyed in so few words-my kind of poetry x
Thanks Iona x
Wow. That’s some very powerful writing. Brilliant poem. Thank you for sharing. xxx
Thank you!
What beautiful prose. You have a gift, saying so much in so few lines x
Thanks Tinuke!
what a lovely poem, i hope you’re managing to keep the rain at bay. Popping over from Morgan’s ‘What I read’
Thank you!
I love this, you’ve captured so much emotion in just a few words!
Stopping by from Morgan’s ‘What I Read’
Thanks 🙂